Dolichoderus dajiensis

Dolichoderus dajiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Dolichoderini
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	D. dajiensis
Binomial name
Dolichoderus dajiensis Wang, W. & Zheng, 2005

This species is known from a mountainous region of east-central China and has been collected at an elevation of 930m.

Identification

This species is close to Dolichoderus sibiricus, but the posterior margin of the head is convex, the anterior margin of the clypeus is not concave centrally, erect hairs are present on the dorsa of the head and body and the first two segments of the gaster lack light spots.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• dajiensis. Dolichoderus dajiensis Wang, W. & Zheng, 2005: 233, figs. 1, 2 (w.) CHINA.

Type Material

• Holotype, worker, Daji Town, Enshi City, Hubei Province, 930m, China, 29°55′0″N 109°11′0″E, 18 August 2003, Wei Wang, Insect Collection, Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal University, Shaanxi, China.
• Paratype, 15 workers, Daji Town, Enshi City, Hubei Province, 930m, China, 29°55′0″N 109°11′0″E, 18 August 2003, Wei Wang, Insect Collection, Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal University, Shaanxi, China.

References

• Wang, W. & Zhen, Z.-M. 2005. A new species of the genus Dolichoderus Lund (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 27, 233-235.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Yan X.B. 2007. A Taxonomy Study on the Ant Genus Dolichoderus Lunder (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) from China. Guangxi Normal University, Guangxi, China. 49 pages.