Dorylus funereus acherontus

Dorylus funereus acherontus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Dorylus
Species:	D. funereus
Subspecies:	D. funereus acherontus
Trinomial name
Dorylus funereus acherontus Santschi, 1937

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Congo (type locality), Democratic Republic of Congo.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

• acherontus. Dorylus (Anomma) funereus var. acherontus Santschi, 1937b: 97 (m.) CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Congo (“Afr. Eq. Fr. Moyen Congo”): Donzore (Dongou?) (F. Faure).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of funereus: Bolton, 1995b: 177.
  • Distribution: Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Santschi, F. 1937b. Résultats entomologiques d'un voyage au Cameroun. Formicides récoltés par Mr. le Dr. F. Zumpt. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 17: 93-104 (page 97, male described)