Extant: 2 valid subspecies
Dorymyrmex flavescens Mayr, 1866a PDF: 495 (q.m.) Attributed to Fabricius. ARGENTINA (Mendoza). Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Santschi, 1922c PDF: 366 (w.).Combination in Dorymyrmex (Psammomyrma): Bruch, 1916 PDF: 333; Gallardo, 1916b PDF: 28.Combination in Dorymyrmex (Dorymyrmex): Santschi, 1922c PDF: 366.Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 167; Forel, 1912i PDF: 36; Bruch, 1914 PDF: 225; Bruch, 1916 PDF: 333; Gallardo, 1916b PDF: 28; Santschi, 1922c PDF: 366; Gallardo, 1930 PDF: 144; Santschi, 1936d PDF: 415; Kusnezov, 1952j PDF: 429; Kusnezov, 1953c PDF: 338; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 99; Shattuck, 1994 PDF: 80; Bolton, 1995b: 182.Senior synonym of Dorymyrmex mucronatus: Gallardo, 1916b PDF: 27; Gallardo, 1930 PDF: 144; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 99; Shattuck, 1994 PDF: 80; Bolton, 1995b: 182.[Note: Gallardo, 1916b PDF: 27, implies that Dorymyrmex mucronatus is senior synonym, but Dorymyrmex flavescens has priority, as indicated by Gallardo, 1930 PDF: 144 (in text).].( Formica flavescens Fabr. Ent. syst. II pag. 353) .. Femina: Long. 8 mm Testaceo-flava, nitida, subtilissime coriaceo-rugulosa, mandibularum margine masticatorio et abdominis dorso partim fuscis, thoracis dorso paulo infuscata, oculis nigris, alis hyalinis.
Die Mandibeln sind grob zerstreut punktirt. Das Mesonotum hat ziemlich kurze, gelbe, aufrechte Haare; der Hinterleib ist oben spaerlich, unten, so wie die Schienen, reichlicher abstehend behaart.
Mas: Long. 4 mm Testaceo-flavus, oculis nigris, nitidus, parce pilosus, sublaevis.
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Aus Mendoza in Suedamerika, im zoologischen Museum in Halle.
Dorymyrmex flavescens is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex. Described by Gustav Mayr in 1866, the species is endemic to Argentina.[1]
Dorymyrmex flavescens is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex. Described by Gustav Mayr in 1866, the species is endemic to Argentina.
