Dorymyrmex xerophylus

Dorymyrmex xerophylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dorymyrmex
Species:	D. xerophylus
Binomial name
	Dorymyrmex xerophylus; Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011

Dorymyrmex xerophylus is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex. Described by Cuezzo and Guerrero in 2011, the species is endemic to Colombia.^[1]

Appearance[]

Dorymyrmex xerophylus closely resembles Dorymyrmex goeldii, but differs in color, size, and pubescence. The workers have a light brown color with a darker gaster, and have golden hairs.^[2]

References[]

^ Cuezzo, Fabiana; Guerrero, Roberto J. (2012). "The ant genus Dorymyrmex Mayr in Colombia" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1–24. doi:10.1155/2012/516058. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ "Dorymyrmex xerophylus - AntWiki".

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[1] Cuezzo, Fabiana; Guerrero, Roberto J. (2012). "The ant genus Dorymyrmex Mayr in Colombia" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1–24. doi:10.1155/2012/516058. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[2] "Dorymyrmex xerophylus - AntWiki".

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