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Dorylus distinctus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. distinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorylus distinctus Santschi, 1910
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Identification
A member of the Dorylus orientalis-group
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Guinea (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
Images from AntWeb
 
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| Syntype of Dorylus distinctus. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0915342. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- distinctus. Dorylus (Alaopone) distinctus Santschi, 1910g: 747, fig. 6 (m.) GUINEA.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Guinea (“Guinée française”): (no further data) (Marchand).
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 750; Santschi, 1939a: 147; Bolton, 1995b: 178.
- Distribution: Guinea.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1910g. Nouveaux dorylines africains. Rev. Suisse Zool. 18: 737-759 (page 747, fig. 6 male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004