Contents Miscellaneous ants - Iran
SUBFAMILY DOLICHODERINAE - Genus Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus)

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus)

return to keyreturn to listIran List {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Germany (Formica quadripunctata, Linnaeus, 1771: 541, worker; Mayr, 1855: 379, all forms, in Hypoclinea) - no images on Antweb (July 2015)
junior synonym unicolor (Dolichoderus quadripunctatusv var. unicolor n. var. Ruzsky, 1905b: 471, worker & queen; synonymy by Azakelian, 1994: 72) from Caucasus - no images on Antweb (July 2015)
subspecies kratochvili (V Novak, 1941: 47, illustrated, worker) from Czechoslovakia - no images on Antweb (July 2015).


{Dolichoderus quadripunctatus}Linnaeus's (1771) description is at {original description}. Mayr (1855) is at {original description} and, sexuals at {original description}. André (1881-6: 226; plate xiii, Fig 8) gave notes and an illustration; these are at {original description}.

Egypt records - Giza, Port Said, Pyramids, Wadi El-Natroun, Mari (Sharaf list).


{Dolichoderus quadripunctatus} The photomontage of a worker from the Czech Republic is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0179916.


Oxford University Museum specimens

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus
B Taylor det.
Iran
M Ghatei
01

14.viii.2014
37.31°N
49.70°E
64 m
Rezvanshahr, Guilan
hand collected
forest, on tree
1615h
2
{album}
Dolichoderus quadripunctatus
B Taylor det.
Iran
F Borjali
01
3.ix.2014
37°16035 N
49°35142 E
01 m
Rasht
hand collected
city, on ground
1300h
1
{album}

{Dolichoderus quadripunctatus} The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, Rasht, collected by F Borjali (01).


{Dolichoderus quadripunctatus} The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, Rezvanshahr, collected by M Ghatei (01).

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