Dorylus fuscipennis lugubris

Dorylus fuscipennis lugubris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Dorylus
Species:	D. fuscipennis
Subspecies:	D. fuscipennis lugubris
Trinomial name
Dorylus fuscipennis lugubris Santschi, 1919

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 6.216667° to 5.85°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ivory Coast (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.

• lugubris. Dorylus (Rhogmus) fimbriatus var. lugubris Santschi, 1919b: 232 (m.) GHANA.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Ghana (“Côte d’Or”): Abary (= Aburi) (Fisch.).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of fuscipennis: Santschi, 1919b: 231 (in key); Santschi, 1919h: 91 (footnote); Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 747; Bolton, 1995b: 179.
  • Distribution: Ghana.

References

• Santschi, F. 1919b. Fourmis nouvelles éthiopiennes. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 6: 229-240 (page 232, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1919b. Fourmis nouvelles éthiopiennes. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 6: 229-240 (page 231, Variety of fuscipennis (in key))
• Santschi, F. 1919h. Nouvelles fourmis du Congo Belge du Musée du Congo Belge, à Tervueren. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 7: 79-91 (page 91, Variety of fuscipennis)