Dorylus affinis parapsidalis

Dorylus affinis parapsidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Dorylus
Species:	D. affinis
Subspecies:	D. affinis parapsidalis
Trinomial name
Dorylus affinis parapsidalis Santschi, 1917

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Malawi (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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• parapsidalis. Dorylus affinis var. parapsidalis Santschi, 1917c: 20 (m.) MALAWI.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Malawi (“Nyasaland”): Blomtyre (= Blantyre), 31.x.1907 (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of affinis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 729; Menozzi, 1933a: 94; Menozzi, 1939c: 98; Bolton, 1995b: 180.
  • Distribution: Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda.

References

• Santschi, F. 1917c. Note sur Dorylus affinis Shuckard mâle et ses variétés. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 8: 18-21 (page 20, male described)