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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Odorous Ants (Dolichoderinae) » Dolichoderini » Dolichoderus » Dolichoderus plagiatus

Species Dolichoderus plagiatus

Classification · Identification · Range
Odorous ant - Dolichoderus plagiatus Ant - Dolichoderus plagiatus Dolichoderus plagiatus Dolichoderus plagiatus Dolichoderus plagiatus - female interesting ant in woods? - Dolichoderus plagiatus Dolichoderus plagiatus Dolichoderus plagiatus worker - Dolichoderus plagiatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Dolichoderinae (Odorous Ants)
Tribe Dolichoderini
Genus Dolichoderus
Species plagiatus (Dolichoderus plagiatus)
Identification
The four orange marks on the gaster are distinctive when separated and not blended together. See also comments on
Range
East of Rocky Mountains
Contributed by tom murray on 29 May, 2006 - 2:50pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 15 June, 2010 - 9:03pm

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