Dorylus orientalis
Species of ant
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Dorylus orientalis is an Asian species of army ants in the genus Dorylus. It can be found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Borneo.[1][2]
| Dorylus orientalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dorylus orientalis have two morphologically distinct series of workers that has not been known previously among army ants.[3]
Subspecies
- Dorylus orientalis obscuriceps Santschi, 1920
- Dorylus orientalis orientalis Westwood, 1835
