Camponotus barbarossa micipsa

Camponotus barbarossa micipsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. barbarossa
Subspecies:	C. barbarossa micipsa
Trinomial name
Camponotus barbarossa micipsa Wheeler, W.M., 1922

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -4.325° to -4.325°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

Nomenclature

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

• micipsa. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) micipsa Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 252, fig. 67 (s.w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: 3 syntype major workers, 1 syntype minor worker.
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): between Leopoldville (= Kinshasa) and Yumbi, “on fire-wood aboard boat” (H.O. Lang & J.P. Chapin).
  • Type-depository: MCZC.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmisolepis): Emery, 1925b: 134;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopelta): Santschi, 1926a: 21.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1925b: 134.
  • Subspecies of barbarossa: Santschi, 1926a: 21; Bolton, 1995b: 111.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 134, Combination in C. (Myrmisolepis))
• Santschi, F. 1926a. Trois notes myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 95: 13-28 (page 21, Combination in C. (Myrmopelta), and variety of barbarossa)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 252, fig. 67 soldier, worker described)