Dolichoderus decollatus

Dolichoderus decollatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Dolichoderini
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	D. decollatus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus decollatus Smith, F., 1858 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Dolichoderus capitatus Santschi, 1921 Dolichoderus decollatus neglectus Menozzi, 1935

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 10.68° to -64.3°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

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

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.

Biology

Association with Other Organisms

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• 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 sp. (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 Rhyncophoromyia sp. (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
• This species is a host for the phorid fly Rhyncophoromyia sp. (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).

Castes

Worker

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Worker. Specimen code casent0249661. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by PSWC, Philip S. Ward Collection.

Queen

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Holotype of Dolichoderus decollatus. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0902943. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Nomenclature

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

• decollatus. Dolichoderus decollatus Smith, F. 1858b: 75 (w.q.) GUYANA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1951: 178 (l.). Senior synonym of capitatus, neglectus: Mackay, 1993b: 48.
• capitatus. Dolichoderus capitatus Santschi, 1921g: 99 (w.) FRENCH GUIANA. Junior synonym of decollatus: Mackay, 1993b: 48.
• neglectus. Dolichoderus decollatus subsp. neglectus Menozzi, 1935b: 197, fig. 3B (w.q.) GUYANA. Raised to species: Kempf, 1969: 291. Junior synonym of decollatus: Mackay, 1993b: 48.

Description

Karyotype

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• 2n = 38, karyotype = 6M+32SM (Brazil) (Santos et al., 2016).

References

• Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
• Franco, W., Ladino, N., Delabie, J.H.C., Dejean, A., Orivel, J., Fichaux, M., Groc, S., Leponce, M., Feitosa, R.M. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674, 509–543 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.5.2).
• Hsu, F.-C., Tseng, S.-P., Hsu, P.-W., Lu, C.-W., Yang, C.-C.S., Lin, C.-C. 2022. Introduction of a non-native lineage is linked to the recent black cocoa ant, Dolichoderus thoracicus (Smith, 1860), outbreaks in Taiwan. Taiwania 67: 271‒279 (doi:10.6165/tai.2022.67.271).
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• Santos, I.S., Mariano, C.S.F., Delabie, J.H.C., Costa, M.A., Carvalho, A.F., Silva, J.G. 2016. "Much more than a neck": karyotype differentiation between Dolichoderus attelaboides (FABRICIUS, 1775) and Dolichoderus decollatus F. SMITH, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and karyotypic diversity of five other Neotropical species of Dolichoderus LUND, 1831. Myrmecological News 23: 61-69.
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