Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Westwood, 1839)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Dorylus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- suborderApocrita
- infraorderAculeata
- superfamilyFormicoidea Latreille, 1809
- familyFormicidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyDorylinae Leach, 1815
- genusDorylus Fabricius, 1793
- speciesDorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dorylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dorylus acutus Santschi, 1937 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus aethiopicus Emery, 1895 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus atratus Smith, 1859 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus bequaerti Forel, 1913 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus erraticus (Smith, 1865) | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus fimbriatus (Shuckard, 1840) | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus gaudens Santschi, 1919 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus gribodoi Emery, 1892 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus helvolus (Linnaeus, 1764) | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus katanensis Stitz, 1911 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus kohli Wasmann, 1904 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dorylus labiatus Shuckard, 1840 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cosmaecetes homalinus Spinola, 1851 Spinola, 1851 | synonym |
| Dorylus juvenculus clausii (Joseph, 1882) (Joseph, 1882) | synonym |
| Dorylus kirbii (Shuckard, 1840) (Shuckard, 1840) | synonym |
| Dorylus shuckardi (Westwood, 1840) (Westwood, 1840) | synonym |
| Dorylus spinolae (Shuckard, 1840) (Shuckard, 1840) | synonym |
| Labidus spinolae Shuckard, 1840 Shuckard, 1840 | synonym |
| Typhlopone dahlbomii Westwood, 1840 Westwood, 1840 | synonym |
| Typhlopone shuckardi Westwood, 1840 Westwood, 1840 | synonym |
| Dorylus dahlbomii (Westwood, 1840) (Westwood, 1840) | synonym |
| Dorylus homalinus (Spinola, 1851) (Spinola, 1851) | synonym |
| Dorylus thwaitsii (Shuckard, 1840) (Shuckard, 1840) | synonym |
| Labidus kirbii Shuckard, 1840 Shuckard, 1840 | synonym |
| Labidus thwaitsii Shuckard, 1840 Shuckard, 1840 | synonym |
| Typhlopone clausii Joseph, 1882 Joseph, 1882 | synonym |
| Typhlopone fulva Westwood, 1839 Westwood, 1839 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Westwood, J. O. (1839). An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Volume 2. Part XI (p. pp. 193–224.). Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. https://antcat.org/documents/8031/8031 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37FC8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.