''Dolichoderus cogitans'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Dolichoderus''. Described by

Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel (1 September 1848 – 27 July 1931) was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and eugenicist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered ...

in 1912, the species is endemic to

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and Brazil.Forel, A. 1912i. Formicides néotropiques. Part V. 4me sous-famille Dolichoderinae Forel. ''Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg.'' 20: 33-58 (page 34, worker described)

References

cogitans Hymenoptera of South America Insects described in 1912 {{Dolichoderus-stub