Camponotus amaurus

Camponotus amaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. amaurus
Binomial name
Camponotus amaurus Espadaler, 1997 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 38.66666667° to 36.728889°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, Spain (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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Paratype of Camponotus amaurus. Worker. Specimen code casent0911612. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Paratype of Camponotus amaurus. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913684. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MNHN, Paris, France.

Paratype of Camponotus amaurus. Worker. Specimen code casent0913685. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MNHN, Paris, France.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• amaurus. Camponotus amaurus Espadaler, 1997a: 151 (w.q.m.) SPAIN.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 22 paratype workers, 16 paratype queens, 8 paratype males.
  • Type-locality: holotype Spain: Almeria, Faro de Gata, 25.ii.1980 (X. Espadaler); paratypes: 5 workers with same data, 3 workers, 4 queens, 3 males Almeria: Calo de La Media Luna, 27.viii.1990 (X. Espadaler), 6 workers, 4 queens Almeria, San José, 20.viii.1992 (X. Espadaler), 8 workers, 6 queens, 5 males Almeria, San José, 28.viii.1993 (X. Espadaler), 2 queens Almeria, San José, 24.viii.1996 (X. Espadaler).
  • Type-depositories: XEPC (holotype); MCZC, MNHN, XEPC (paratypes).
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Czechowski, et al. 2012: 37 (footnote).
  • Status as species: Borowiec, L. 2014: 26; Lebas, et al. 2016: 148.
  • Distribution: Spain.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Espadaler, X. 1997b [1996]. Diagnosis preliminar de siete especies nuevas de hormigas de la Península Ibérica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zapateri Rev. Aragon. Entomol. 6: 151-153. (page 151, worker, queen, male described)

• Tinaut, A., Ruano, F. 2021. Biogeography of Iberian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Diversity 13, 88. (doi:10.3390/d13020088).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Carpintero S., J. Reyes-Lopes, and G. M. Luque. 2011. Ant community structure under Retama sphaerocarpa shrubs in a semi-arid environment. Entomological Science 14: 147–153.
• Espadaler, X. "Diagnosis preliminar de siete especies nuevas de hormigas de la Península Ibérica." Zapateri Rev. Aragon. Entomol. 6 (1997): 152-153.
• Hernandez Cuba O., C. Perez Banon, and M. A. Marcos Garcia. 2008. Los formicidos (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) del Parque natural de la Font Roja. Iberis 6: 9-20.
• Reyes-López J., S. Carpintero-Ortega, and E. Retamoza-Muñoz. 2010. Adiciones a la relación de especies de hormigas (Hym., Formicidae) del Parque Natural del Cabo de Gata- Níjar (Almería, España) Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología 34: 67-76.
• Tinaut A., O. Mira, J. M. Vidal, and A. Aguirre-Segura. 2009. The ants of Cabo de Gata (Almería). Faunistics aspects (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Boln. Asoc. esp. Ent., 33 (1-2): 227-251.