Dolichoderus satanus

Dolichoderus satanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Dolichoderini
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	D. satanus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus satanus Bolton, 1995
Synonyms
Formica obscura Smith, F., 1858

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.

Nomenclature

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

• obscura. Formica obscura Smith, F. 1858b: 42 (q.) BRAZIL. [Junior primary homonym of †Formica obscura Heer, 1849: 119.] Replacement name: satanus Bolton, 1995b: 176. Combination in Dolichoderus: Mayr, 1886c: 356; in D. (Monacis): Emery, 1894c: 228; in Monacis: Kempf, 1959b: 268; in Dolichoderus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. See also: Mackay, 1993b: 80; Shattuck, 1994: 59.
• satanus. Dolichoderus satanus Bolton, 1995b: 176. Replacement name for Formica obscura Smith, F. 1858b: 42. [Junior primary homonym of †Formica obscura Heer, 1849: 119.] [For earlier data see under obscura Smith.]

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 176, Replacement name)
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 42, Replacement name for Formica obscura)