Dorylus affinis pulliceps

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

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ivory Coast (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.

• pulliceps. Dorylus affinis var. pulliceps Santschi, 1917c: 19 (m.) IVORY COAST.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Ivory Coast: (no further data) (J.H. Lohier).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of affinis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 729; Santschi, 1937b: 98; Bolton, 1995b: 180.
  • Distribution: Cameroon, Ivory Coast.

References

• Boudinot, B. E., Moosdorf, O. T. D., Beutel, R. G., Richter, A. 2021. Anatomy and evolution of the head of Dorylus helvolus (Formicidae: Dorylinae): Patterns of sex‐ and caste‐limited traits in the sausagefly and the driver ant. Journal of Morphology 282(11), 1616–1658 (doi:10.1002/jmor.21410).
• Santschi, F. 1917c. Note sur Dorylus affinis Shuckard mâle et ses variétés. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 8: 18-21 (page 19, male described)