Camponotus apicalis

Camponotus apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. apicalis
Binomial name
	Camponotus apicalis; (Mann, 1916) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
	Dendromyrmex apicalis filiae Weber, 1943; Dendromyrmex apicalis guyanensis Santschi, 1921; Dendromyrmex apicalis opaciceps Wheeler, W.M., 1923; Dendromyrmex wheeleri Donisthorpe, 1937;

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 8.116666667° to -14.785°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

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

Association with Other Organisms

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This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).

Castes

Nomenclature

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

apicalis. Dendromyrmex apicalis Mann, 1916: 487, pl. 6, fig. 43 (w.) BRAZIL (Rondônia).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso (now Rondônia), Madeira-Mamoré Railroad Company Camp 39, 1911, (Stanford Expd.) (W.M. Mann).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Combination in Camponotus (Dendromyrmex): Fernández, 2002: 80.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 6; Emery, 1925b: 173; Borgmeier, 1927c: 161; Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169; Fernández, 2002: 80 (redescription); Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 111; Mackay & Mackay, 2019: 752.
- Senior synonym of filiae: Fernández, 2002: 80.
- Senior synonym of guyanensis: Fernández, 2002: 80.
- Senior synonym of opaciceps: Fernández, 2002: 80.
- Senior synonym of wheeleri: Fernández, 2002: 80.
- Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela.
filiae. Dendromyrmex apicalis subsp. filiae Weber, 1943b: 74 (w.q.) GUYANA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated, “colonies”).
- Type-locality: Guyana (“British Guiana”): Mazaruni River, nr Forest Settlement, 23.viii.1935, nos 315, 316.1, 316.2, 316.3 (N.A. Weber).
- Type-depository: USNM.
- Subspecies of apicalis: Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
- Junior synonym of apicalis: Fernández, 2002: 80.
guyanensis. Dendromyrmex apicalis var. guyanensis Santschi, 1921g: 101 (w.q.) FRENCH GUIANA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated).
- Type-localities: French Guiana: Saint Jean du Maroni, iii.-iv. (R. Benoist) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Kempf, 1972a: 95; no lectotype designated), French Guiana: Nouveaux chantiers (E. Le Moult), French Guiana: La Mana, 1864 (Melinon).
- Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB.
- Subspecies of apicalis: Emery, 1925b: 173; Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
- Junior synonym of apicalis: Fernández, 2002: 80.
opaciceps. Dendromyrmex apicalis var. opaciceps Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 6 (q.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Brazil: Amazonas, Manaus, vii.1914 (A. Roman).
- Type-depository: MCZC (perhaps NHRS).
- [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Camponotus opaciceps Roger, 1863a: 141.]
- Subspecies of apicalis: Emery, 1925b: 173; Borgmeier, 1927c: 161; Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
- Junior synonym of apicalis: Fernández, 2002: 80.
wheeleri. Dendromyrmex wheeleri Donisthorpe, 1937a: 623 (w.) TRINIDAD.
- Type-material: 9 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Trinidad: Quare River Valley, i.1931 (A.R. Totton).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Camponotus wheeleri Mann, 1916: 477.]
- Status as species: Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
- Junior synonym of apicalis: Fernández, 2002: 80.

Description

References

Donisthorpe, H. 1937a. Some new forms of Formicidae and a correction. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(19): 619-628.

Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
Cantone S. 2017. Winged Ants, The Male, Dichotomous key to genera of winged male ants in the World, Behavioral ecology of mating flight (self-published).
Fernández, F. 2002a. Revisión de las hormigas Camponotus subgénero Dendromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (São Paulo) 42: 47-101 (page 80, Combination in C. (Dendromyrmex) and senior synonym of filiae, guyanensis, opaciceps, wheeleri)
Franco, W., Ladino, N., Delabie, J.H.C., Dejean, A., Orivel, J., Fichaux, M., Groc, S., Leponce, M., Feitosa, R.M. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674, 509–543 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.5.2).
Mann, W. M. 1916. The Stanford Expedition to Brazil, 1911, John C. Branner, Director. The ants of Brazil. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60: 399-490 (page 487, pl.6, fig. 43 worker described)
Vicente, R.E., Ferreira-Silva, D., Guerreiro de Lima, M. 2019. New records of three Neotropical arboreal ant species of Camponotus, subgenus Dendromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for the southern Amazon, including biological information. Acta Amazonica, 491, 36–40 (doi:10.1590/1809-4392201801951).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Bezdeckova K., P. Bedecka, and I. Machar. 2015. A checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4020 (1): 101–133.
Donisthorpe H. 1937. Some new forms of Formicidae and a correction. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)19: 619-628.
Fernández F. 2002. Revisión de las hormigas Camponotus subgénero Dendromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo). 42: 47-101.
Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
Santschi F. 1921. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 54: 81-103.
Weber N. A. 1943. New ants from Venezuela and neighboring countries. Bol. Entomol. Venez. 2: 67-78.
Weber N. A. 1944. The tree ants (Dendromyrmex) of South and Central America. Ecology 25: 117-120.
do Nascimento, I.C. 2006. Fenologia dos Voos de Acasalamento em Formigas Tropicais