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Dolichoderus plagiatus

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Species of ant

Dolichoderus plagiatus
Dolichoderus plagiatus specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: D. plagiatus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus plagiatus
(Mayr, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Dolichoderus borealis Provancher, 1888
  • Dolichoderus plagiatus inornatus Wheeler, W.M., 1905

Dolichoderus plagiatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. It was described by Mayr in 1870.

Distribution

The species is endemic to North America. In can be found within the borders of Canada, Mexico and the United States. In Canada, they are found in New Brunswick, Ontario and Manitoba. In the United States, it can be found in North Dakota, and it is also commonly found in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

References

  1. Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 960, worker described)
  2. ^ Smith, D. R. 1979. Superfamily Formicoidea. Pp. 1323-1467 in: Krombein, K. V., Hurd, P. D., Smith, D. R., Burks, B. D. (eds.) Catalog of Hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Pr (page 1416)

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Taxon identifiers
Dolichoderus plagiatus


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