Dolichoderus thoracicus rufescens
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| Dolichoderus thoracicus rufescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Dolichoderini |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | D. thoracicus |
| Subspecies: | D. thoracicus rufescens |
| Trinomial name | |
| Dolichoderus thoracicus rufescens Stitz, 1925 | |
Nothing is known about the biology of Dolichoderus thoracicus rufescens.
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo (type locality), Indonesia, Malaysia.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- rufescens. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) bituberculatus var. rufescens Stitz, 1925: 123 (w.) BORNEO. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of rufescens Mann (Bolton, 1995b: 176).] Currently subspecies of thoracicus: Shattuck, 1994: 71.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Dill (2002) - Workers, Borneo (Pagel). [preocc. by Dolichoderus (Monacis) debilis var. rufescens Mann, 1912: 40]
References
- Dill, M. 2002. Taxonomy of the migrating herdsman species of the genus Dolichoderus Lund, 1831, with remarks on the systematics of other Southeast-Asian Dolichoderus. Pp. 17-113 in: Dill, M., Williams, D. J. and U. Maschwitz. 2002. Herdsmen ants and their mealybug partners. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main. 557:1-373.
- Shattuck, S. O. 1994. Taxonomic catalog of the ant subfamilies Aneuretinae and Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 112:i-xix, 1-241. (page 71, Subspecies of thoracicus)
- Stitz, H. 1925c. Ameisen von den Philippinen, den malayischen und ozeanischen Inseln. Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berl. 1923: 110-136 (page 123, worker described)
