Dorymyrmex biconis

Dorymyrmex biconis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dorymyrmex
Species:	D. biconis
Binomial name
	Dorymyrmex biconis; Forel, 1912

Last updated October 20, 2019

Dorymyrmex biconis is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex . Described by Forel in 1912, the species is endemic to Colombia and Venezuela.^[1]

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.

Dorymyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country largely situated in the north of South America, with land, and territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by both Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil and the west by the Pacific. It comprises thirty-two departments, with the capital in Bogotá.

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References

↑ Shattuck, S. O. 1992c. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology21: 1-181 (page 85, Combination in Dorymyrmex)

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[1] Shattuck, S. O. 1992c. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology21: 1-181 (page 85, Combination in Dorymyrmex)