Dolichoderus taschenbergi

Dolichoderus taschenbergi is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Mayr in 1866, the species is endemic to Canada and the United States.^[1][2]

Dolichoderus taschenbergi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	D. taschenbergi
Binomial name
Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr, 1866)
Synonyms
Dolichoderus taschenbergi aterrimus Wheeler, W.M., 1915 Dolichoderus taschenbergi gagates Wheeler, W.M., 1905 Dolichoderus taschenbergi wheeleriella Forel, 1916

Dolichoderus taschenbergi is described as having a sporadic dispersion^[2]

Behaviors

Dolichoderus Taschenbergi may have some polygynous nesting patterns although a lack of in depth research on this means it is still difficult to understand how colonies of this species form.^[3]