Dolichoderus satanus
Dolichoderus satanus | |
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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 | |
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Identification
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. |
Biology
Castes
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.]
Description
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)