Dolichoderus taschenbergi
Species of ant
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Dolichoderus taschenbergi is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Mayr in 1866, the species is endemic to Canada and the United States.[1][2]
| Dolichoderus taschenbergi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | D. taschenbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr, 1866) | |
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Dolichoderus taschenbergi is described as having a sporadic dispersion[2]
Behaviors
Dolichoderus Taschenbergi may have some polygynous nesting patterns although a lack of in depth research on this means it is still difficult to understand how colonies of this species form.[3]