Dolichoderus taprobanae

Dolichoderus taprobanae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	D. taprobanae
Binomial name
	Dolichoderus taprobanae; (Smith, F., 1858)
Subspecies
	Dolichoderus taprobanae borneensis Forel, 1911; Dolichoderus taprobanae ceramensis Stitz, 1912; Dolichoderus taprobanae friedrichsi Forel, 1914; Dolichoderus taprobanae gracilipes Mayr, 1879; Dolichoderus taprobanae siamensis Forel, 1911;
Synonyms
	Dolichoderus semirufus André, 1887; Dolichoderus taprobanae obscuripes Santschi, 1920; Dolichoderus taprobanae tonkina Santschi, 1920; Formica ingruens Walker, 1859; Hypoclinea gracilis Motschoulsky, 1863;

Dolichoderus taprobanae is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Smith in 1858, the species is endemic to Asia.¹

References

Xu, Z. 1995a. A taxonomic study of the ant genus Dolichoderus Lund in China (Hymenoptera Formicidae Dolichoderinae). J. Southwest For. Coll. 15: 33-39 (page 35, Senior synonym of obscuripes and tonkina)