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Camponotus agonius
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. agonius |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus agonius Santschi, 1915
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality), Guinea.
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
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| Syntype of Camponotus agonius. Worker. Specimen code casent0911895. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- agonius. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) roubaudi var. agonia Santschi, 1915c: 282 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: holotype minor worker.
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): Great Lakes Region, Lugombé (Gérard).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 103.
- Subspecies of roubaudi: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 961; Emery, 1925b: 103.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1926b: 252; Bernard, 1953b: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 84.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea.
Description
References
- Bernard, F. 1953b [1952]. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mém. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire 19: 165-270 (page 262, see also)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 84, catalogue)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 103, combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
- Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 282, worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 252, raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bernard F. 1953. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19: 165-270.