Dorylus vishnui

Identification
A member of the Dorylus orientalis-group.

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

Nomenclature

 * . Dorylus (Alaopone) vishnui Wheeler, W.M. 1913e: 233 (w.) MYANMAR.
 * Type-material: 12 syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: Myanmar (“Lower Burma”): Mulmein (no collector’s name).
 * Type-depository: MCZC.
 * Status as species: Santschi, 1939a: 147; Wilson, 1964a: 443; Xu, 1994a: 118; Bolton, 1995b: 180; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 21; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 26.
 * Distribution: China, Myanmar, Thailand.

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

 * Chen Y., C.-W. Luo, H. W Li, Z. H. Xu, Y. J. Liu, and S. J. Zhao. 2011. The investigation of soil ant resources on the West slope of Mt Ailao. Hubei Agricultural Sciences 50(7): 1356-1359.
 * 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.