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Dorylus termitarius
| Dorylus termitarius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. termitarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorylus termitarius Wasmann, 1911 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
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
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- termitarius. Dorylus (Rhogmus) termitarius Wasmann, 1911: 111, pl. 1, fig. 4 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers, 1 syntype queen.
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Romée, nr Stanleyville (= Kisangani) (H. Kohl).
- [Note: type-locality data from Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 747.]
- Type-depository: NHMM.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 747; van Boven, 1967: 57; Bolton, 1995b: 180.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Boven, J. K. A. van. 1967b. La femelle de Dorylus fimbriatus et termitarius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Natuurhist. Maandbl. 56: 55-60 (page 57, see also)
- Wasmann, E. 1911a. Zur Kenntnis der Termiten und Termitengäste vom belgischen Congo. [part]. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 1: 91-117 (page 111, pl. 1, fig. 4 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004