Dolichoderus taschenbergi

Dolichoderus taschenbergi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	D. taschenbergi
Binomial name
	Dolichoderus taschenbergi; (Mayr, 1866)
Synonyms
	Dolichoderus taschenbergi aterrimus Wheeler, W.M., 1915; Dolichoderus taschenbergi gagates Wheeler, W.M., 1905; Dolichoderus taschenbergi wheeleriella Forel, 1916;

Dolichoderus taschenbergi is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Mayr in 1866, the species is endemic to Canada and the United States.^[1]^[2]

Dolichoderus taschenbergi is described as having a sporadic dispersion^[2]

Behaviors

Dolichoderus Taschenbergi may have some polygynous nesting patterns although a lack of in depth research on this means it is still difficult to understand how colonies of this species form.^[3]

References

^ MacKay, W. P. 1993b. A review of the New World ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 22: 1-148 (page 100, queen, male described)
^ ^a ^b "Dolichoderus taschenbergi". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Ortius, Diethe (n.d.). ""A DOLICHODERUS TASCHENBERGI QUEEN FOUND IN A POLYGYNOUS COLONY OF D.PLAGIATUS (HYMENOPTERA:FORMICIDAE)"". researchgate.net. Theodor-Boveri-Institut. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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[1] MacKay, W. P. 1993b. A review of the New World ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 22: 1-148 (page 100, queen, male described)

[:0-2] "Dolichoderus taschenbergi". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[3] Ortius, Diethe (n.d.). ""A DOLICHODERUS TASCHENBERGI QUEEN FOUND IN A POLYGYNOUS COLONY OF D.PLAGIATUS (HYMENOPTERA:FORMICIDAE)"". researchgate.net. Theodor-Boveri-Institut. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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