Dolichoderus taprobanae gracilipes

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Dolichoderus taprobanae gracilipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Dolichoderini
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: D. taprobanae
Subspecies: D. taprobanae gracilipes
Trinomial name
Dolichoderus taprobanae gracilipes
(Mayr, 1879)

Nothing is known about the biology of Dolichoderus taprobanae gracilipes.

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (type locality), Sri Lanka.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • gracilipes. Hypoclinea gracilipes Mayr, 1879: 658 (w.) INDIA. Combination in Dolichoderus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 159; in D. (Hypoclinea): Emery, 1894c: 229. Junior synonym of taprobanae: Forel, 1895e: 466. Revived from synonymy: Bingham, 1903: 296. Currently subspecies of taprobanae: Bingham, 1903: 296; Forel, 1912n: 61; Emery, 1913a: 14; Shattuck, 1994: 68.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Bingham (1903): Similar to D. taprobanae, but have the abdomen reddish brown and the legs longer.

Type Material

Dill (2002) - Workers, India: Calcutta (Rothney).

References