Camponotus petersii janus
Camponotus petersii janus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. petersii |
Subspecies: | C. petersii janus |
Trinomial name | |
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -23.35° to -30.5°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- janus. Camponotus petersi var. janus Forel, 1911e: 228 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Combination in C. (Myrmosericus): Emery, 1925b: 105.
- Subspecies of petersii: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 966; Arnold, 1924: 686; Emery, 1925b: 105; Prins, 1963: 107; Bolton, 1995b: 106.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 105, Combination in C. (Myrmosericus))
- Forel, A. 1911g. Die Ameisen des K. Zoologischen Museums in München. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Kl. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Münch. 11: 249-303. (page 288, worker described)
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- Formicidae
- Formicinae
- Camponotini
- Camponotus
- Camponotus petersii
- Camponotus petersii janus
- Formicinae species
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