Camponotus foraminosus cuitensis

Camponotus foraminosus cuitensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. foraminosus
Subspecies:	C. foraminosus cuitensis
Trinomial name
Camponotus foraminosus cuitensis Forel, 1901 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Angola (type locality).

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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• cuitensis. Camponotus foraminosus r. cuitensis Forel, 1901d: 309 (w.) ANGOLA.
  • [Also described as new by Forel, 1903e: 563.]
  • Combination in C. (Myrmotrema): Santschi, 1915c: 271.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1915c: 271 (in key); Emery, 1925b: 133.
  • Subspecies of foraminosus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 980; Santschi, 1930b: 57; Bolton, 1995b: 95.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 95, catalogue)
• Forel, A. 1901g. Einige neue Ameisen aus Südbrasilien, Java, Natal und Mossamedes. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 10: 297-311 (page 309, worker described)
• Forel, A. 1903h. Einige neue Ameisen aus Süd-Angola. Pp. 559-564 in: Baum, H. Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition, 1903. Berlin: Verlag des Kolonial-Wirtschaftlichen Komitees, 593 pp. (page 563, also described as new)
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 271, combination in C. (Myrmotrema))