The Ants of Africa
Genus Dorylus Subgenus Dorylus
Dorylus (Dorylus) politus Emery

Dorylus (Dorylus) politus Emery

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Cameroun (Dorylus (Dorylus) politus n. sp., Emery, 1901c: 194, illustrated, worker) collected at Johann-Albrechtshöhe, by Conradt; worker only known (see Bolton, 1995) .

{Dorylus (D.) politus}Emery's (1901c) description is at {original description} .

Wheeler (1922) also has it from Zaïre - Kunungu, 8.iv.1921, by H Schouteden (Santschi, 1933b).

{Dorylus (D.) politus)The photomontage is of the type worker collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0903698

Oxford University Museum specimens

Dorylus (Dorylus) politus
B Taylor det.

 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
DN-06
 25.i.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°48’20.5" N
16°06’14.0" E
 Camp 1; U.V : 18h30-8h sur bute en forêt; 350 m asl
 1
 {album}

{Dorylus politus}The photomontage is of a media worker from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha National Park; collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR DN).

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