Camponotus arminius bicontractus
Camponotus arminius bicontractus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. arminius |
Subspecies: | C. arminius bicontractus |
Trinomial name | |
Camponotus arminius bicontractus Wheeler, W.M., 1922 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -26.91667° to -30.93333°.
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.
- bicontractus. Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) arminius var. bicontractus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 971.
- [First available use of Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) barbarossa r. arminius var. bicontracta Forel, 1914d: 256 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
- Type-material: syntype minor workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Durban (G. Arnold).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- [Misspelled as biconstrictus by Santschi, 1926a: 22 (in key), Santschi, 1926c: 603.]
- Arnold, 1924: 721 (s.).
- Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Emery, 1925b: 142;
- combination in C. (Myrmopelta): Santschi, 1926a: 22 (in key).
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Arnold, 1924: 721.
- Subspecies of arminius: Emery, 1925b: 142; Santschi, 1926a: 22 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 88.
- Distribution: South Africa.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 721, soldier described)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 88, catalogue)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 142, combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
- Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 256, First available use of Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) barbarosa r. arminius var. bicontracta; unavailable name.)
- Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 603, combination in C. (Myrmopelta) (misspelled as bicontrictus))
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 971, worker described)