Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (LINNAEUS, 1771)

Ghahari, Hassan, Sharaf, Mostafar R., Aldawood, Abdulrahman S. & Collingwood, Cedric Alex, 2015, A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran, Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 65 (2), pp. 341-359 : 343

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (LINNAEUS, 1771)

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Material examined: Razavi Khorasan Province, Neyshabour , 36°12'N 58°45'E, (3), June-August 2010. Handcollecting .

Iranian records: East Azarbaijan (GHAHARI et al. 2011), Guilan ( PAKNIA et al. 2010).

Distribution: This species is widely distributed in numerous countries of Palearctic and West Asian regions ( SHATTUCK 1994).

Figures

Figs 2–7: 2, 3 Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (casent0246569, Italy), 2 Head in full-face view, 3 Body in profile, Photographer: Andrea Walker; 4, 5 Linepithema humile (casent0106119, Argentina), 4 Head in full-face view, 5 Body in profile, Photographer: Michael Branstetter:6, 7 Tapinoma simrothi (casent0910228, Argentina), 6 Head in full-face view, 7 Body in profile, Photographer: Michael Branstetter.