Dorylus vishnui

Identification
A member of the Dorylus orientalis-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Myanmar, Thailand. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  vishnui. Dorylus (Alaopone) vishnui Wheeler, W.M. 1913e: 233 (w.) MYANMAR. See also: Wilson, 1964a: 443.

Worker
Wilson (1964) - Syntypes: 3 workers showed HW variation 0.68-1.55 mm. The smallest worker had 8 antennal segments, the largest 9. Other strong allometric variation occurred in the form of the clypeus and subpetiolar process. Concolorous yellowish brown.

Type Material
Wilson (1964) - Type locality: Mulmein, lower Burma.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Eguchi K., and S. Yamane. 2003. Species diversity of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in a lowland rainforest, northwestern Borneo. New Entomol. 52(1,2): 49-59.
 * Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
 * Jaitrong W., and T. Ting-Nga. 2005. Ant fauna of Peninsular Botanical Garden (Khao Chong), Trang Province, Southern Thailand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 1(2): 137-147.
 * Jaitrong W.; Nabhitabhata, J. 2005. A list of known ant species of Thailand. The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 1(1): 9-54.
 * Wilson E. O. 1964. The true army ants of the Indo-Australian area (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae). Pacific Insects 6: 427-483.
 * Xu Z. H., J. G. Li, Q. Z. Fu, and Q. Z. Long. 2001. A Study on the Ant Communities on West Slope at Different Elevation of theGaoligongshan Mountain Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China. Zoological Research 22(1): 58-63.
 * Xu Z. 1994. A taxonomic study of the ant subfamily Dorylinae China (Hymenoptera Formicidae Ponerinae). Journal of Southwest Forestry College 14(2): 115-122
 * Yang Jun, Xu Zheng-hui, Mei Xiang-xin, Zhang Ji-ling, Zhao Yu-xiang. 2004. Taxonomy of Ants on the Eastern Slope of Xishan Mountains in Kunming. Journal of Southwest Forestry College 24(4): 26-37.