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Dorylus fulvus saharensis
| Dorylus fulvus saharensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. fulvus |
| Subspecies: | D. fulvus saharensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Dorylus fulvus saharensis Santschi, 1926 | |
Taylor et al. (2018) suggest that this taxon is a junior synonym of Dorylus oraniensis (which is a junior synonym of Dorylus fulvus juvenculus), stating that the smallest of the workers of Dorylus oraniensis from Benin exactly matches the minima worker of D. saharensis (CASENT0911366). This treatment does not discuss the status of Dorylus oraniensis (as a distinct species rather than a junior synonym) and has not been followed by subsequent authors.
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 33.80653° to 30.58894°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on type material
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.
- saharensis. Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus var. saharensis Santschi, 1926e: 231, fig. 1 (w.m.) ALGERIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-localities: Algeria (“Sahara”): Laghouat, 8.viii.1919 (no collector’s name, perhaps Surcouf), and Algeria (“Sahara”): El-Goléa (Surcouf).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1931d: 408.
- Subspecies of fulvus: Bolton, 1995b: 180.
- Distribution: Algeria.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1926e. Quelques fourmis nord-africaines. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 17: 229-236 (page 231, fig. 1 worker, male described)
- Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).