Dorylus laevigatus

Identification
A member of the Dorylus laevigatus-group.

Highly polymorphic. Number of antennal segments varying allometrically from 10 to 12. Concolorous yellow brown. (Wilson 1964)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia. Oriental Region: India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  laevigatus. Typhlopone laevigata Smith, F. 1857a: 70 (w.) BORNEO. Forel, 1901a: 464 (q.m.). Combination in Dorylus (Dichthadia): Emery, 1895j: 729. Senior synonym of breviceps: Dalla Torre, 1893: 12; Emery, 1895j: 729; of klugi, glaberrima: Forel, 1901a: 464. See also: Emery, 1895k: 453; Bingham, 1903: 3; Wilson, 1964a: 440.
 * glaberrima. Dichthadia glaberrima Gerstäcker, 1863: 93, pl. 1, fig. 2 (q.) INDONESIA (Java). Combination in Dorylus (Dichthadia): Emery, 1888b: 345. Junior synonym of laevigatus: Forel, 1901a: 464.
 * klugi. Dorylus klugi Emery, 1887b: 448, pl. 1, fig. 10 (m.) INDONESIA (Sumatra) (attributed to Hagenbach). Junior synonym of laevigatus: Forel, 1901a: 464.
 * breviceps. Dorylus (Typhlopone) breviceps Emery, 1889b: 488 (w.) MYANMAR. Combination in D. (Dichthadia): Emery, 1895j: 729. Junior synonym of laevigatus: Emery, 1895j: 729; Bingham, 1903: 3. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of laevigatus: Emery, 1910b: 9. Junior synonym of laevigatus: Wilson, 1964a: 440.