The Ants of Africa
Genus Dorylus - Subgenus Anomma
Dorylus (Anomma) titan Santschi - polymorphism

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{Dorylus wilverthi polymorphism}Polymorphism

This photomontage is of workers collected at Bossou, south eastern Guinea by Tatyana Humle (Humle 4, 12.ix.2001).

The various morphs are shown in detail below. At the bottom is a further example from Cameroun and a media 1 of vinalli from Tanzania.

{Dorylus titan type major worker The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911320.

{Dorylus titan major} Major

{Dorylus titan media 1} Media 1

{Dorylus titan media 2} Media 2

{Dorylus titan media 3} Media 3

{Dorylus titan type minor worker The photomontage of the type minor worker (media 4?) is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911321.

{Dorylus titan media 4} Media 4

{Dorylus titan minima} Minima

{Dorylus titan Cameroun media}Cameroun media

The photomontage is of a media specimen from Cameroun, Awae II; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk dorylus spininodis)

{Dorylus tian vinalli media 1}This photomontage of a cotype of vinalli, apparently a media 1, matching that shown above, is collated from The Smithsonian Institute images at http://ripley.si.edu/ent/nmnhtypedb/public/namelisttemplates/longoutput-namelist.cfm?publicconsumption=1&typeid=821.
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