Dorymyrmex alboniger

Dorymyrmex alboniger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Dorymyrmex
Species:	D. alboniger
Binomial name
Dorymyrmex alboniger Forel, 1914 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (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.

• alboniger. Dorymyrmex alboniger Forel, 1914d: 283 (q.) ARGENTINA. Combination in D. (Spinomyrma): Kusnezov, 1952g: 429. See also: Gallardo, 1916a: 42.

References

• Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 283, queen described)
• Gallardo, A. 1916b. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Dolicoderinas. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires 28: 1-130 (page 42, see also)
• Kusnezov, N.; Golbach, R. 1952 [1951]. Lista de las especies argentinas de la tribu Dacetini, Hymenoptera, Formicidae. Acta Zool. Lilloana 10: 423-426 (page 429, Combination in D. (Spinomyrma))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Gallardo A. 1916. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Dolicoderinas. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 28: 1-130.