The Ants of Africa
Genus Dorylus - Subgenus Dorylus
Dorylus (Dorylus) atratus F. Smith

Dorylus (Dorylus) atratus F. Smith

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type locality Nigeria (12. Dorylus atratus, F. Smith, 1859b: 4, illustrated, male; in Anomma by Menozzi, 1942: 165, presumably following Emery, 1895j: 723) from Old Calabar; male only known (see Bolton (1995) - no images on Antweb (July 2014) .

{Dorylus atratus male petiole profile}Smith's (1859b) very brief description is at {original description}.

{Dorylus atratus male petiole profile}Emery's (1895j) longer description and illustration is at {original description}.

The overall size, TL ca 19 mm, and mandible shape would appear to place this in subgenus Dorylus.

Also from Cameroun (at Bibundi, by Tessman), the Congo (at Ogowe, by Mocquerys) and, Fernando Po (by Conradt; Santa Isabel by Schultze); plus a single male found in Zaïre (at Stanleyville, by Lang & Chapin); (Wheeler, 1922).

Oxford University Museum specimens

Dorylus (Dorylus) atratus
B Taylor det.
Male

 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
CAR 1998-01

 16.vi.1998
Dzanga-Sangha 		Bayanga-Lidjombo; U.V. 19h-05h; LAYON PK 21 5.0 RCA
 1
 {album}
Dorylus (Dorylus) atratus
B Taylor det.
Male		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
IT
 15.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; 18h-24h;
A 20 m de l'Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon, Sterculiaceae) dans la forêt
 1
 {album}

{Dorylus atratus} The photomontage is of a male from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha NP; collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR 1998-01). 

{Dorylus atratus} The photomontage is of a male from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha NP; collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR IT).

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