Dolichoderus sulcaticeps
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Dolichoderus sulcaticeps is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Mayr in 1870, the species is endemic to Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
Description
Dolichoderus sulcaticeps is a largely black ant with a smooth, or slightly reticulated, shiny body surface; the tip and hindermost part of the gaster are often yellowish or reddish.[2]
Ecology
When alarmed, Dolichoderus sulcaticeps uses vibrations to communicate with other members of the colony. The vibrations are generated by a worker scraping its mandibles across the substrate and are interpreted by other worker ants according to their level of excitement; they either freeze, or they are emboldened to become more aggressive. Reproductives usually retreat into the safety of the nest.[3]
References
- ^ Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 957, (diagnosis in key) worker described)
- ^ "Dolichoderus sulcaticeps". AntWiki. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Rohe, Wolfgang; Rupprecht, R. (2001). "Knocking and scraping as alarm signals in Dolichoderinae ants from the Malay Peninsula (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae)". Entomologia Generalis. 25 (2): 81–96.
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