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Afrotropical Myrmotrema species group
Diagnosis
The treatment of this species group (former subgenus Myrmotrema) follows Santschi (1915)[1]. Five of the species complexes hereby defined and its diagnosis can be found at pg. 272. The other two species groups (XXX flattened and YYYY)can be inferred from the key in the same reference.
XXXX species complex
Diagnosis
- Scapes flattened
- Tibiae prismatic and/or channelled
Species
bayeri Forel, 1913 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya)
bituberculatus André, 1889 (Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone)
carbo Emery, 1877 (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman)
carbo occidentalis Mayr, 1902 (Ghana)
compressiscapus André, 1889 (Senegal, Sierra Leone)
crucheti Santschi, 1911 (Angola)
perrisii Forel, 1886 (Angola, Kenya)
perrisii densipunctatus Stitz, 1916 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
No images available
perrisii insularis Stitz, 1916 (Equatorial Guinea)
• Camponotus foraminosus annobonensis Santschi, 1920
perrisii jucundus Santschi, 1911 (Congo)
perrisii nigeriensis Santschi, 1914 (Nigeria)
puberulus Emery, 1897 (Eritrea, Somalia)
auropubens species complex
Diagnosis
- Mesosoma elongated
- Genal fossae very developed. Fossae diameter bigger than the spaces between them
- Genal pubescence very long
- Scapes not flattened
- Tibiae rounded
Species
Camponotus auropubens argentopubens: Only Queen described
foraminosus species complex
Diagnosis
- Gaster completely pubescent
- Scapes not flattened
- Tibiae rounded
Species
 Camponotus foraminosus lemma radicalis (Unexistant!) |
 Camponotus foraminosus perrisi grandior (Unavailable) |
 Camponotus foraminosus perrisi grandior (Unavailable) |
 Camponotus foraminosus ruspolli rollei (Unavailable) |
grandidieri species complex
Diagnosis
- Genal fossae present but less developed than in auropubens species complex. Fossae diameter smaller than the spaces between them
- Tibiae rounded
- Genal pubescence short or non present
- Overall appeareance matt
- Scapes not flattened
- Tibiae rounded
Species
olivieri species complex
Diagnosis
- Gaster slightly sculptured, more or less shiny
- Gastral pubescence short and sparse
- Scapes not flattened
- Tibiae rounded
Species
Camponotus olivieri moshianus: No images available
Camponotus olivieri patersoni: No images available
robecchi species complex
Diagnosis
- Head and mesosoma coloured, never black
- Propodeum tectiform
- Scapes not flattened
- Tibiae rounded
Species
Camponotus diplopunctatus subconvexus: No images available
Camponotus robecchii dispar: No images available
Incertae sedis
Camponotus aurofasciatus: No images available
Camponotus argus: No images available
References
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