Dolichoderus attelaboides

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Dolichoderus attelaboides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Dolichoderini
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: D. attelaboides
Binomial name
Dolichoderus attelaboides
(Fabricius, 1775)

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Specimen Label

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 11.83° to -23.61667061°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Association with Other Organisms

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Diptera

  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Apocephalus catholicus (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Apocephalus melinus (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Apocephalus melinus (a parasite) (phorid.net) (attacked).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Apocephalus paraponerae (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Diocophora sp. (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Diocophora sp. (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Megaselia sp. (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Megaselia sp. (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
  • This species is a host for the phorid fly Puliciphora sp. (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
  • This species is a associate (details unknown) for the phorid fly Puliciphora sp. (a associate (details unknown)) (Quevillon, 2018).

Fungi

  • This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps cucumispora dolichoderi (a pathogen) in South America (Evans & Samson 1982; Shrestha et al., 2017).
  • This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps kniphofioides (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
  • This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps kniphofioides dolichoderi (a pathogen) in South America (Evans & Samson 1982; Shrestha et al., 2017).
  • This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps ovalispora dolichoderi (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
  • This species is a host for the fungus Stilbella buquetti formicarum (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • attelaboides. Formica attelaboides Fabricius, 1775: 394 (w.) BRAZIL. Smith, F. 1858b: 75 (q.m.); Mayr, 1865: 59 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1951: 178 (l.). Combination in Dolichoderus: Lund, 1831a: 130. Senior synonym of pulla: Kempf, 1969: 289; of heterogaster, imbecillus: Mackay, 1993b: 35. See also: Shattuck, 1994: 42.
  • imbecillus. Dolichoderus (Dolichoderus) imbecillus Mann, 1916: 459, pl. 2, fig. 18 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of attelaboides: Mackay, 1993b: 35.
  • heterogaster. Dolichoderus imbecillus var. heterogaster Santschi, 1923c: 269 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of attelaboides: Mackay, 1993b: 35.
  • pulla. Dolichoderus attelaboides var. pulla Santschi, 1923c: 269 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of attelaboides: Kempf, 1969: 289.

Description

Karyotype

  • 2n = 38, karyotype = 2M+50SM+6A (Brazil) (Santos et al., 2016).

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