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Dorylus politus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. politus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorylus politus Emery, 1901
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Identification
A member of the Dorylus politus-group.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -1.333333° to -1.333333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun (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
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Dorylus politus. Worker. Specimen code casent0903699. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- politus. Dorylus (Dorylus) politus Emery, 1901c: 194, pl. 1, figs. 14-17 (w.) CAMEROON.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Cameroon: (no further data) (L. Conradt).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Status as species: Emery, 1910b: 10; Forel, 1913e: 668; Forel, 1913h: 348; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 734; Santschi, 1933b: 97; Bolton, 1995b: 180.
- Distribution: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1901l. Studi sul polimorfismo e la metamorfosi nel genere Dorylus. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna (5)9:183-201 (page 194, pl. 1, figs. 14-17 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1913. Quelques fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge (1). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57: 347-359.
- Santschi F. 1933. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Afrique tropicale. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 73: 95-108.