Dorylus faurei

Dorylus faurei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Dorylus
Species:	D. faurei
Binomial name
Dorylus faurei Arnold, 1946

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -21.51667° to -25.75°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

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.

• faurei. Dorylus faurei Arnold, 1946: 60, figs. 12, 12a, 12b (q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Pretoria, vii.1938 (J.C. Faure).
  • Type-depository: SAMC.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 178.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Arnold, G. 1946. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 6. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. 2: 49-97 (page 60, fig. 12 queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Arnold G. 1946. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 6. Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia. 2: 49-97.
• Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection