The Ants of Africa
Genus Dorylus Subgenus Dorylus
Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis Emery - polymorphism

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{Dorylus brevipennis major} Major

This and the two USNM photomontages below are collated from The Smithsonian Institute images at http://ripley.si.edu/ent/nmnhtypedb/public/specimeninfopage.cfm?publicconsumption=1&typespecimenID=972.

{Dorylus brevipennis minima} Minima

{Dorylus brevipennis marshalli holotype} The photomontage is of the marshalli worker from the Forel collection, collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905920.
This is only ca TL 6.8 mm, whereas the Emery desciption gave TL ca 10 mm, and appears to be a media 2 morph, from comparison with thosse shown below.

The photomontages that follow are of workers from Cameroun; Matomb; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk unmounted 36)..

Dorylus brevipennis major Cameroun Major

Dorylus brevipennis Media 1Cameroun Media 1

Dorylus brevipennis Media 3Cameroun Media 3

Dorylus brevipennis Media 4Cameroun Media 4

Dorylus brevipennis MinimaCameroun Minima

{Dorylus brevipennis}The photomontage is of a worker from the Central African Republic; Dzanga-Sangha NP; collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR Di).

Dorylus brevipennis Media 4Sudan Major

Dorylus brevipennis MinimaSudan Minima
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