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Dorylus brevis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. brevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorylus brevis Santschi, 1919
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Identification
A member of the Dorylus orientalis-group.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- brevis. Dorylus (Alaopone) montanus st. brevis Santschi, 1919c: 245, fig. 1 (m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Wombali, vii.1913 (R.P. Vanderijst).
- Type-depository: MRAC.
- Subspecies of montanus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 750.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1939a: 152 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 178.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1919c. Fourmis nouvelles du Congo. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 6: 243-250 (page 245, fig. 1 male described)
- Santschi, F. 1939a. Contribution au sous-genre Alaopone Emery. Rev. Suisse Zool. 46: 143-154 (page 147, Raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.