Abstract
Dolichoderus Lund, 1831 is one of the large ant genera in the world and belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Currently, 130 species and 19 subspecies are known in this genus. A new species of the Dolichoderus thoracicus species group, Dolichoderus bakhtiari sp. nov., is here described based on the worker caste. The type series of the new species were collected from the shrub tree in hill evergreen forest (ca. 800 m a.s.l.). A list of the species and subspecies of the Dolichoderus thoracicus species group is provided.
Highlights
Dolichoderus Lund, 1831 is a large dolichoderine genus of the tribe Dolichoderini (Bolton, 2003)
Based on the present study of Southeast Asian Dolichoderus, we found a new species of the D. thoracicus species group from Thailand, described based on the worker caste
We compared dealate and alate queens of Dolichoderus taprobanae collected from Thailand with the high-resolution images of the D. taprobanae holotype available on Antweb (2021)
Summary
Dolichoderus Lund, 1831 is a large dolichoderine genus of the tribe Dolichoderini (Bolton, 2003).
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