Camponotus aequatorialis kohli

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Camponotus aequatorialis kohli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. aequatorialis
Subspecies: C. aequatorialis kohli
Trinomial name
Camponotus aequatorialis kohli
Forel, 1915

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • kohli. Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) aequatorialis r. kohli Forel, 1915c: 349 (s.w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
    • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 84.
    • Subspecies of aequatorialis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 962; Emery, 1925b: 84; Bolton, 1995b: 107.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 84, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
  • Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 335-364 (page 349, soldier, worker described)