Dorylus attenuatus bondroiti

Dorylus attenuatus bondroiti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Dorylus
Species:	D. attenuatus
Subspecies:	D. attenuatus bondroiti
Trinomial name
Dorylus attenuatus bondroiti Santschi, 1912

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• bondroiti. Dorylus (Alaopone) montanus var. bondroiti Santschi, 1912b: 162 (m.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Transvaal (Bondroit).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of montanus: Arnold, 1915: 135; Santschi, 1915c: 248; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 750.
  • Subspecies of attenuatus: Santschi, 1939a: 148; Bolton, 1995b: 178.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Santschi, F. 1912b. Fourmis d'Afrique et de Madagascar. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 56: 150-167 (page 162, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 248, Stirps of montanus)
• Santschi, F. 1939a. Contribution au sous-genre Alaopone Emery. Rev. Suisse Zool. 46: 143-154 (page 148, Stirps of attenuatus)