Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835 is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

Dorylus orientalis is an Asian army ant with two morphologically distinct worker series, found across multiple South, East, and Southeast Asian regions.

Family
Genus
Dorylus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835 is an Asian army ant species belonging to the genus Dorylus. This species has been recorded in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Borneo. Dorylus orientalis has two series of workers that are distinct in morphology, a feature that was not previously documented among army ants.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Dorylus

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