Dorylus wilverthi

Distribution
This taxon was described from Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also found in Ivory Coast, Uganda, Kenya and Cameroon.

Nomenclature

 *  wilverthi. Dorylus (Anomma) wilverthi Emery, 1899e: 459, fig. (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Forel, 1909b: 51 (m.); Raignier & Boven, 1955: 86 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. 1943: 321 (l.). Senior synonym of nomadas: Raignier & Boven, 1955: 93; of nigritarsis: Boven, 1972: 144. See also: Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1984: 268; Raignier & Boven, 1955: 115. [This name frequently misspelled as wilwerthi, for example by Santschi, 1910c: 352.]
 * nigritarsis. Dorylus nigritarsis Strand, 1911: 118 (q.) CAMEROUN. Combination in D. (Anomma): Santschi, 1915c: 248. Junior synonym of nigricans: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 737; of wilverthi: Boven, 1972: 144.
 * nomadas. Dorylus (Anomma) nomadas Santschi, 1935a: 254, fig. 1 (q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of wilverthi: Raignier & Boven, 1955: 93.

Additional References

 * Kronauer, D.J.C., Peters, M.K., Schöning, C., & Boomsma, J.J. 2011. Hybridization in East African swarm-raiding army ants. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 20.