Dorylus depilis ugandensis
Dorylus depilis ugandensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Dorylus |
Species: | D. depilis |
Subspecies: | D. depilis ugandensis |
Trinomial name | |
Dorylus depilis ugandensis Santschi, 1914 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Uganda (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
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ugandensis. Dorylus affinis var. ugandensis Santschi, 1914b: 59 (m.) UGANDA.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Uganda: Unyoro Prov., E Lake Albert-Nyanza, ii.1909 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel).
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1917c: 19 (in key).
- Subspecies of affinis: Bolton, 1995b: 180 (error).
- Subspecies of depilis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 731; Santschi, 1923e: 271.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 59, male described)