Dolichoderus decollatus

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Dolichoderus decollatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. decollatus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus decollatus
Smith, F., 1858
Synonyms
  • Dolichoderus capitatusSantschi, 1921

Dolichoderus decollatus is a species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Described by Smith in 1858, the species is found in many countries of South America, including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. MacKay, W. P. 1993b. A review of the New World ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology22: 1-148 (page 48, Senior synonym of capitatus and neglectus)
  2. Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 75, worker, queen described)
  3. Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1951. The ant larvae of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash.53: 169-210 (page 178, larva described)