Dolichoderus thoracicus Smith is an ant species whose distribution area is widespread in Southeast Asia, especially in areas with altitudes less than 1,300 meters above sea level. Black ants are commonly found in citrus, cocoa, coffee, and mango (Kalshoven, 1981). Black ants nests are usually above ground (piles of dry leaf litter) and also coconut leaf midrib (if cocoa is grown with coconut) or in other dry and dark places not far from food sources ..
