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Camponotus bertolonii
| Camponotus bertolonii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. bertolonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895
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Camponotus bertolonii has been found in a variety of habitats such as Fynbos, Renosterveld, and Strandveld. There are also two records from houses. Nests are typically, but not exclusively, in dead wood, e.g., downed branches, a stump, under bark, and a dead branch in a living tree. There are also records of a soil nest under a living branch growing at ground level and a colony inhabiting a Crematogaster carton nest (sans Crematogaster) on the ground. Other specimens have been collected from the ground. These include litter samples, pitfall traps, and under kelp on an Atlantic Ocean beach.
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -32.4328° to -34.73333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya, 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. |
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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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- bertolonii. Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895h: 51 (s.w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Town, i.-iv.1893 (E. Simon).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Mayr, 1901b: 28 (m.).
- Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267; Arnold, 1922: 651;
- combination in C. (Myrmotemnus): Emery, 1920b: 258;
- combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Santschi, 1914b: 134; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 989; Emery, 1925b: 141;
- combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys): Santschi, 1926c: 604.
- Status as species: Emery, 1896d: 373 (in list); Mayr, 1901b: 28; Forel, 1914a: 267; Santschi, 1914b: 134; Arnold, 1922: 651; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 989; Emery, 1925b: 141; Bolton, 1995b: 88.
- Distribution: South Africa.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 651, combination in C. (Myrmoturba))
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64:15-56. (page 51, soldier, worker, queen described)
- Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 258, combination in C. (Myrmotemnus))
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 141, combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 267, combination in C. (Myrmoturba))
- Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 16: 1-30 (page 28, male described)
- Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 134, combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
- Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 604, combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys))
- 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 989, combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 579-674.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. 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. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004