Dorylus acutus

Identification
A member of the Dorylus orientalis-group

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nomenclature

 * . Dorylus (Alaopone) diadema st. acutus Santschi, 1937a: 49, figs. 4-7 (m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
 * Type-material: 2 syntype males.
 * Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): (no further data) (Goffart).
 * Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB.
 * Status as species: Santschi, 1939a: 150 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 177.
 * Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Baroni Urbani C. 1977. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102.
 * Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.