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Dorylus planiceps
| Dorylus planiceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Dorylus affinis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | Dorylus planiceps Haldeman, 1849 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Dorylus affinis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- planiceps. Dorylus planiceps Haldeman, 1849b: 204 (m.) "West Africa". Junior synonym of affinis: Emery, 1895j: 719.
References
- Emery, C. 1895l. Die Gattung Dorylus Fab. und die systematische Eintheilung der Formiciden. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 8: 685-778 (page 719, Junior synonym of affinis)
- Haldeman, S. S. 1849b. On several new Hymenoptera of the genera Ampulex, Sigalphus, Chelonus and Dorylus. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 4: 203-204 (page 204, male described)