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Dorymyrmex thoracicus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Dorymyrmex |
| Species: | D. thoracicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorymyrmex thoracicus Gallardo, 1916
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| Subspecies | |
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De Oliveira et al. (2015), studying ant occupancy of Cecropia trees in southwest Bahia, Brazil, found a colony of Dorymyrmex thoracicus nesting in a Cecropia pachystachya tree.
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -2.5° to -31.632389°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality), Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela.
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.
- thoracicus. Dorymyrmex (Conomyrma) thoracicus Gallardo, 1916a: 52 (w.) ARGENTINA. [First available use of Dorymyrmex pyramicus st. brunneus var. thoracica Santschi, 1912e: 531; unavailable name.] Crozier, 1970: 114 (k.). Combination in Conomyrma (Biconomyrma): Kusnezov, 1952g: 430; in Dorymyrmex: Shattuck, 1992c: 85. Current subspecies: nominal plus gracilis, tigris.
Description
Karyotype
- See additional details at the Ant Chromosome Database.
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- n = 9 (Peru) (Crozier, 1970b).
References
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- Kusnezov, N. 1952j [1951]. El estado real del grupo Dorymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana 10: 427-448 (page 430, Combination in Conomyrma (Biconomyrma))
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