The Ants of Africa Genus Dorylus - Subgenus Anomma Dorylus (Anomma) ornatus (Santschi) - polymorphism |
Polymorphism
The specimens in the polymorphism photomontage are from Tanzania,
Mahale forest, collected by S. Uehara, 5 March 2002; that match
Santschi's colour description very well. Specimens were collected also
on 2 March 2002 and 8 March 2002 but only the 5 March specimens
included the major morph. The number of specimens of all morphs, see
the polymorphism montage below, the consistency of the bright colour
among all the specimens, and the collection from three locations argue
for this as a valid species. In October 2003, Professor Uehara sent me
further samples with three sets of specimens from the Kalinzu Forest, Uganda
(30°07'E 0°17'S). These include the morphs shown below. |
Major |
Media 1 |
Media 2 |
Media 3 |
Media 4 |
Minima |
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