Protonym: Dorylus nigricans
Authorship Illiger, 1802: 188
Forms m.
Bioregion Afrotropic
Locality SIERRA LEONE
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype male. Primary type locality: Sierra Leone: (no further data) (“Hellwig’s collection”). Primary type depository: unknown.
Type notes According to Horn & Kahle, 1935: 121, parts of Illiger’s collection are in SNMB and MNHU.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Dorylus nigricans Species Valid Original combination