Taxonomy and Distribution of the Army Ant Genus Dorylus in Thailand

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Weeyawat Jaitrong
Wattanachai Tasen
Decha Wiwatwitaya

Abstract

The taxonomy and distribution of the army ant genus Dorylus in Thailand was studied with the objectives of making known their external morphology, distribution, and taxonomic characters to develop an identification key for this ant genus. Data were compiled from three main museum collections. Three species of the ant genus Dorylus namely, D. laevigatus Smith, 1857, D. orientalis Westwood, 1835 and D. vishnui Wheeler, 1913 were recorded from Thailand. An identification key to species, new descriptions of the three species based on workers from Thailand, and their distribution ranges were given.


 


Keywords: Dorylus, taxonomy, distribution

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Jaitrong, W. ., Tasen, W. ., & Wiwatwitaya, D. . (2022). Taxonomy and Distribution of the Army Ant Genus Dorylus in Thailand . Thai Journal of Forestry, 30(2), 1–14. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjf/article/view/255686
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