Dorylus affinis denudatus

Dorylus affinis denudatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Dorylus
Species:	D. affinis
Subspecies:	D. affinis denudatus
Trinomial name
Dorylus affinis denudatus Santschi, 1910

Biology
Army Ant
Country Endemic

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Niger (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.

• denudatus. Dorylus (Dorylus) denudatus Santschi, 1910g: 742, figs. 1a, 4 (m.) NIGER.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Niger: Haut Niger (Claveaux).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of affinis: Santschi, 1917c: 19 (in key); Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 729; Santschi, 1937a: 49; Bolton, 1995b: 178.
  • Distribution: Mali, Niger.

References

• Santschi, F. 1910g. Nouveaux dorylines africains. Rev. Suisse Zool. 18: 737-759 (page 742, figs. 1, 4 male described)
• Santschi, F. 1917c. Note sur Dorylus affinis Shuckard mâle et ses variétés. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 8: 18-21 (page 19, Subspecies of affinis)
• Santschi, F. 1937a. Glanure de fourmis éthiopiennes. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 47-66 (page 49, Subspecies of affinis)