Date Collected:

1970-06-20

Africa: Tanzania: Arusha: Ngorongoro | Ngorongoro Crater

Current Identification
Dorylus nigricans molestus (Gerstäcker, 1859)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Dorylinae
Determiner: David H. Kistner in 1970
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans ssp. burmeisteri var. molestus (Gerst.) Mayr

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  • lot number: iv-JJ-595
  • other number: 2321
  • other number: KISTNER

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (ethanol) fair in collection >25 History

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Tanzania
  • State/Province:
  • Arusha
  • County:
  • Ngorongoro
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://sws.geonames.org/151607 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Tanzania, Ngorongoro; Crater, ex; foraging column inside; dead Odontoermes; nest
  • Microhabitat:
  • ex foraging column inside dead Odontotermes nest
  • Georeference:
  • -3.1851780°, 35.5750930° (Error radius: 12291m) By: Rachel L. Hawkins Sipe on 2021-01-06 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1970-06-20
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 20.VI.1970
  • Collectors:
  • David H. Kistner; Alzada Carlisle Kistner; Alzada Hilda Kistner; Kymry M. C. Kistner

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