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Camponotus fervidus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. fervidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus fervidus Donisthorpe, 1943
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| Synonyms | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo (type locality), Indonesia, Malaysia.
Distribution based on AntMaps
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.
- fervens. Formica fervens Smith, F. 1857a: 55 (w.) BORNEO (East Malaysia: Sarawak).
- [Junior primary homonym of Formica fervens Drury, 1782: 58 (Emery, 1921a: 25).]
- Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 3;
- combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267.
- Junior synonym of bacchus: Mayr, 1865: 27.
- Status as species: Smith, F. 1858b: 24; Mayr, 1863: 414; Roger, 1863b: 3; Smith, F. 1871a: 305; Mayr, 1886c: 354; Dalla Torre, 1893: 231; Emery, 1896d: 378 (in list); Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 109; Emery, 1925b: 171; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 444; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 241 (error).
- Replacement name: Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fervidus Donisthorpe, 1943e: 116.
- fervidus. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fervidus Donisthorpe, 1943e: 116.
- Replacement name for Formica fervens Smith, F. 1857a: 55. [Junior primary homonym of Formica fervens Drury, 1782: 58.]
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 99; Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 37.
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Formica fervens
Holotype worker in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “SAR 34.” A second specimen, also from “SAR,” is present, labelled as fervens.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 99, catalogue)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1943f. Myrmecological gleanings. Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. Ser. B 12: 115-116 (page 116, replacement name for fervens Smith.)
- Drury, D. 1782. Illustrations of natural history. Wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred figures of exotic insects. Vol. 3. London: B. White, xxvi + 76 pp. (page 58, junior primary homonym of fervens)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Donisthorpe H. 1943. Myrmecological gleanings. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B 12: 115-116.
- Emery C. 1886. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna 5: 363-382
- Pfeiffer M.; Mezger, D.; Hosoishi, S.; Bakhtiar, E. Y.; Kohout, R. J. 2011. The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a preliminary species list. Asian Myrmecology 4:9-58
- Wheeler W. M. 1919. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63:43-147.