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Dorymyrmex flavus

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Species of ant

Dorymyrmex flavus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dorymyrmex
Species: D. flavus
Binomial name
Dorymyrmex flavus
McCook, 1879
Synonyms
  • Dorymyrmex pyramicus nigra Pergande, 1896

Dorymyrmex flavus is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex. Described by McCook in 1879, the species is endemic to the United States and Mexico.

Etymology

Flavus is the Latin word for yellow, and describes the golden-yellow color of the ant.

References

  1. McCook, H. C. 1880 . Formicariae. Pp. 182-189 in: Comstock, J. H. Report upon cotton insects. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 511 pp. (page 188, figs. a-c worker described)
Taxon identifiers
Dorymyrmex flavus


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