|[Also described as new by Gerstäcker, 1862: 502.].| |Currently
subspecies of Dorylus nigricans: Emery, 1895l PDF: 710; Stitz,
1911b: 375; Santschi, 1935b: 264.| |Material in copal: DuBois,
1998A: 137.| Molecular Biology and Genetics Barcode data:
Dorylus molestus There are 2 barcode sequences available from
BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region
Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the
species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete
information about this specimen and other sequences. -- end --
Download FASTA File Statistics of barcoding coverage: Dorylus
molestus Public Records: 2 Specimens with Barcodes: 2 Species
With Barcodes: 1 Males or drones of all dorylus species are so
called "sausage flies" and are among the largest ant morphs.
Some Dorylus molestus queen are the largest known extant ants.
Queens typically grow to 5.2 centimetres (2.0 in) but can reach
8 centimetres (3.1 in). Its size of Molestus queens allows it to
hold the world record in egg l