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Dorylus striatidens
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. striatidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorylus striatidens Santschi, 1910
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Identification
Original image by Santschi 1910
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia, Senegal (type locality), Zambia, Zambia.
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
Macropod image of major worker
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- striatidens. Dorylus (Dorylus) striatidens Santschi, 1910g: 745, fig. 5 (w.) SENEGAL.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Senegal: Casamance (Claveaux).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 735; Bolton, 1995b: 180.
- Distribution: Senegal.
Description
References
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
- Diame L., B. Taylor, R. Blatrix, J. F. Vayssieres, J. Y. Rey, I. Grechi, and K. Diarra. 2017. A preliminary checklist of the ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) fauna of Senegal. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 5(15): 1-16.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004