Army Ants

Dorylinae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Dorylinae: /ˌdɔːrɪˈlaɪniː/

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Images

Neivamyrmex kiowapache casent0103462 head 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Neivamyrmex kiowapache casent0103462 label 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Neivamyrmex leonardi casent0005327 profile 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Neivamyrmex kiowapache casent0103462 profile 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri casent0104810 label 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Labidus coecus casent0173511 dorsal 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Summary

Dorylinae is an ant subfamily with 755 species in 27 genera worldwide.

Distribution

Both Old World and New World

Evolution

Dorylinae genera are suggested to have evolved sometime between 102 to 74 million years ago, undergoing rapid adaptive radiation.

Similar Taxa

  • Cerapachyinae
  • Ecitoninae
  • Aenictinae
  • Aenictogitoninae
  • Leptanilloidinae

Tags

  • Dorylinae
  • Army Ants
  • Hymenoptera
  • Formicidae