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Dorymyrmex flavus

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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.[1]

Etymology

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

References

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  1. ^ McCook, H. C. 1880 [1879]. 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)