Dolichoderus angusticornis

Dolichoderus angusticornis has been collected in dry scrub heath across southern Western Australia and South Australia with workers foraging both day and night.

Identification
Pronotum rounded, lacking spines, propodeum with elongate spines directed upward at angle of greater than 60° to horizontal plane (may be almost vertical), the angle between them approximately 45°. The presence and angle of the propodeal spines will distinguish this species from all other Australian Dolichoderus species.

Identification Keys including this Taxon

 * Key to Australian Dolichoderus Species

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  angusticornis. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) angusticornis Clark, 1930b: 260, fig. 10 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in D. (Diceratoclinea): Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 69.

Description
The available material shows little variation.

Measurements (n=5). CI 93–97; EI 22–23; EL 0.28–0.30; HL 1.28–1.31; HW 1.21–1.27; ML 1.83–1.98; MTL 1.10–1.21; PronI 71.87–76.86; PronW 0.88–0.97; SI 104–115; SL 1.31–1.44.