Dolichoderus Erectilobus
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''Dolichoderus erectilobus'' is a species of
ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,0 ...
in the genus ''
Dolichoderus ''Dolichoderus'' is a genus of ants found worldwide. Taxonomy The ants of the Neotropical genus ''Monacis'' were revised in 1959 by Kempf. However, Brown in 1973 and G. C. Wheeler and J. Wheeler in 1973 and 1976 considered both ''Monacis'' and ' ...
''. Described by
Felix Santschi Felix Santschi (1 December 1872 – 20 November 1940) was a Swiss entomologist known for discovering that ants use the sun as a compass and for describing about 2000 taxa of ants. Santschi is known for his pioneering work on the navigational abili ...
in 1920,Santschi, F. 1920h. Fourmis d'Indo-Chine. ''Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg.'' 60: 158-176 (page 171, fig. 2 worker described) the species occurs in Vietnam and Thailand.


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erectilobus Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of Vietnam Insects described in 1920 {{Dolichoderus-stub