Dolichoderus taschenbergi specimen. Contributed by Will Ericson.
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Dolichoderus taschenbergi specimen. Contributed by Will Ericson.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | D. taschenbergi
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| Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr, 1866)
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.