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Camponotus fornasinii
| Camponotus fornasinii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. fornasinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus fornasinii Emery, 1895
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Nothing is known about the biology of Camponotus fornasinii.
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -29.65° to -33.96667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique (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. |
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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.
- fornasinii. Camponotus maculatus subsp. fornasinii Emery, 1895h: 46 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE.
- Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267;
- combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 99.
- Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1896d: 371 (in list); Forel, 1911e: 288; Arnold, 1922: 641; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 954.
- Status as species: Forel, 1914a: 267; Emery, 1920c: 6, 10 (in key); Emery, 1925b: 99; Bolton, 1995b: 100.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 641, subspecies of maculatus)
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64:15-56. (page 46, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 6, raised to species)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 99, combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex); page 99, raised to species)
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 267, combination in C. (Myrmoturba); raised to species)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 954, subspecies of maculatus)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1911. Die Ameisen des K. Zoologischen Museums in München. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Kl. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Münch. 11: 249-303.