Dorylus atriceps

Identification
A member of the Dorylus orientalis-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya.

Nomenclature

 *  atriceps. Dorylus atriceps Shuckard, 1840c: 323 (m.) GAMBIA. Combination in D. (Shuckardia): Emery, 1895j: 740; in D. (Alaopone): Emery, 1910b: 15. Senior synonym of ritsemae: Emery, 1895j: 740.
 * shuckardi. Dorylus shuckardi Ritsema, 1874: 182 (m.) GUINEA. [Junior secondary homonym of Typhlopone shuckardi Westwood, above.] Replacement name: ritsemae Dalla Torre, 1892: 89.
 * ritsemae. Dorylus ritsemae Dalla Torre, 1892: 89. Replacement name for shuckardi Ritsema, 1874: 182. [Junior secondary homonym of shuckardi Westwood, 1840b: 88.] Junior synonym of atriceps: Emery, 1895j: 740.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Borowiec L., and S. Salata. 2018. Notes on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Gambia (Western Africa). Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom Entomology 26: 1-13.
 * Forel A. 1909. Fourmis du Musée de Bruxelles. Fourmis de Benguela récoltées par M. Creighton Wellman, et fourmis du Congo récoltées par MM. Luja, Kohl et Laurent. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 53: 51-73.
 * Radoszkowsky O. 1881. Hymenoptères d'Angola. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes 8(31): 197-221.
 * Santschi F. 1923. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens et notes diverses. I. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels) 11: 259-295.
 * Santschi F. 1935. Hymenoptera. I. Formicidae. Mission Scientifique de l'Omo 2: 255-277.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 39-269.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004