Biology:Dorylus orientalis

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Short description: Species of ant

Dorylus orientalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Dorylus
Species:
D. orientalis
Binomial name
Dorylus orientalis
Westwood, 1835
Synonyms
  • Alaopone oberthueri Emery, 1881
  • Dorylus fuscus Emery, 1889
  • Dorylus longicornis Shuckard, 1840
  • Labidus curtisii Shuckard, 1840

Dorylus orientalis is an Asian species of army ants in the genus Dorylus. It can be found in Bangladesh, India , Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, China , and Borneo.[1][2]

Dorylus orientalis have two morphologically distinct series of workers that has not been known previously among army ants. [3]

Subspecies

  • Dorylus orientalis obscuriceps Santschi, 1920
  • Dorylus orientalis orientalis Westwood, 1835

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3913263 entry