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Dorylus breviceps
| Dorylus breviceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Dorylus laevigatus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | Dorylus breviceps Emery, 1889 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Dorylus laevigatus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- breviceps. Dorylus (Typhlopone) breviceps Emery, 1889b: 488 (w.) MYANMAR. Combination in D. (Dichthadia): Emery, 1895j: 729. Junior synonym of laevigatus: Emery, 1895j: 729; Bingham, 1903: 3. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of laevigatus: Emery, 1910b: 9. Junior synonym of laevigatus: Wilson, 1964a: 440.
References
- Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. (page 3, Junior synonym of laevigatus)
- Emery, C. 1889c. Formiche di Birmania e del Tenasserim raccolte da Leonardo Fea (1885-87). [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 27[=(2)(7): 485-512 (page 488, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1895l. Die Gattung Dorylus Fab. und die systematische Eintheilung der Formiciden. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 8: 685-778 (page 729, Combination in D. (Dichthadia))
- Emery, C. 1895l. Die Gattung Dorylus Fab. und die systematische Eintheilung der Formiciden. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 8: 685-778 (page 729, Junior synonym of laevigatus)
- Emery, C. 1910b. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34 (page 9, Revived from synonymy as variety of laevigatus)
- Wilson, E. O. 1964a. The true army ants of the Indo-Australian area (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae). Pac. Insects 6: 427-483 (page 440, Junior synonym of laevigatus)