Camponotus perrisii insularis

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Camponotus perrisii insularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. perrisii
Subspecies: C. perrisii insularis
Trinomial name
Camponotus perrisii insularis
Stitz, 1916

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Specimen Labels

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Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Equatorial Guinea (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.

  • insularis. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii var. insularis Stitz, 1916: 399, fig. 12 (s.w.q.m.) EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Annobon I.).
    • Subspecies of perrisii: Santschi, 1920i: 4; Bolton, 1995b: 105.
    • Synonym of annobonensis: Santschi, 1920i: 4.
    • [Note: Santschi gives annobonenis as senior synonym, but insularis has priority.]
  • annobonensis. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus var. annobonensis Santschi, 1920i: 4.
    • [First available use of Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus st. chrysogaster var. annobonensis Santschi, 1915c: 277 (w.) EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Annobon I.); unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 980; Emery, 1925b: 131.
    • Synonym of insularis: Santschi, 1920i: 4.
    • [Note: Santschi, 1920i: 4, gives annobonenis as senior synonym, but insularis has priority.]
    • Junior synonym of insularis: Bolton, 1995b: 86.

Description

References

  • Santschi, F. 1920i. Études sur les maladies et les parasites du cacaoyer et d'autres plantes cultivées à S. Thomé. X. Fourmis de S. Thomé. Extrait des Mémoires publiés par la Société Portugaise des Sciences Naturelles. Lisbonne: Imprimerie de la Librairi (page 4, Senior synonym of annobonensis)
  • Stitz, H. 1916. Formiciden. Ergeb. Zweiten Dtsch. Zent.-Afr. Exped. 1: 369-405 (page 399, fig. 12 soldier, worker, queen, male described)