Dorylus (Dorylus) atratus F. Smith

Type locality Nigeria (12. Dorylus atratus, F. Smith, 1859b: 4, illustrated, male; in Anomma by Menozzi, 1942: 165, presumably following Emery, 1895j: 723) from Old Calabar; male only known (see Bolton (1995) .

Smith's (1859b) very brief description is at . Emery's (1895j) longer description and illustration is at .

The overall size, TL ca 19 mm, and mandible shape would appear to place this in subgenus Dorylus.

Also from Cameroun (at Bibundi, by Tessman), the Congo (at Ogowe, by Mocquerys) and, Fernando Po (by Conradt; Santa Isabel by Schultze); plus a single male found in Zaïre (at Stanleyville, by Lang & Chapin); (Wheeler, 1922).

The photomontage is of a male from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha NP; 16.vi.1998; Bayanga-Lidjombo; UV, LAYON PK21 S. ORCA; collector Philippe Annoyer. Other images can be seen in the folder at -

The photomontage is of a male from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha NP; 15.x.2008; 18h-24h; Camp 1; 03°03'58.3" N 16°08'59.6" E 528 m; A 20 m de l'Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon, Sterculiaceae) dans la forêt; collector Philippe Annoyer. Other images can be seen in the folder at -