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Dorylus moestus claripennis
| Dorylus moestus claripennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. moestus |
| Subspecies: | D. moestus claripennis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Dorylus moestus claripennis Santschi, 1919 | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -14.9° to -14.9°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- claripennis. Dorylus moestus var. claripennis Santschi, 1919c: 243 (m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Bas-Kassai (R.P. Vanderijst).
- Type-depository: MRAC.
- Santschi, 1930b: 60 (w.).
- Subspecies of moestus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 734; Santschi, 1923e: 271; Santschi, 1930b: 60; Bolton, 1995b: 178.
- Distribution: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1919c. Fourmis nouvelles du Congo. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 6: 243-250 (page 243, male described)
- Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 60, worker described)