Dorylus (Typhlopone) rhodesiae Forel - new status

Type location Zimbabwe (Dorylus fulvus Westw., v. Rhodesiae n. st., Forel, 1913a: 111, worker; synonymy by Arnold, 1944: 2) see below.

Forel's (1913a) report of the badius male and workers from Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Arnold) was accompanied by a brief description of new stirps Rhodesiae workers, TL 3-8.5 mm, smaller and paler yellow than the type, like badius. Separable from the type and badius by having a shorter head that is more feebly impressed behind. Head about one-sixth longer than wide, with more rounded posterior angles; petiole node as wide as it is long. The collected smallest worker evidently not a minima. Collector G Arnold, Bulawayo, Rhodesia; see - .

With his description of Dorylus eurous, Emery (1915g) provided illustrated comparative notes, including rhodesiae - these are at .

The specimens shown below match the short Forel description, showing the difference from Dorylus badius, and the major matches the Emery (1915g) illustration, in form and size relative to eurous. 

The photomontage is of the type major collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905928.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Dorylus (Typhlopone) rhodesiae B Taylor det.

Kenya David King King 01-10

24.v.2000 Masai Mara 01°26'04" S 35°11'25" E

elev 1549 m asl; nest between cracks in paving stones.

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The photomontage is of specimens collected in Kenya, Masai Mara, Fig Tree Camp, 01°26'04"S 35°11'25"E, elev. 1549 m, 24.v.2000. by David King.

A full set of illustrations can be seen on the Polymorphism page.