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Camponotus bozaka
| Camponotus bozaka | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmosaga |
| Species: | C. bozaka |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus bozaka Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022 | |
Known only from the south-central high plateau of Madagascar, C. bozaka occupies rubicole thicket, Uapaca woodland, savannah grassland, and shrubland habitats (Fig. 48D). Worker specimens have been found foraging through leaf litter and on low vegetation. The nest sites are in the ground or under stones.
Identification
With head in full-face view, lateral margin of head anterior to eye level parallel, lacking erect hairs; clypeus with noticeable anterolateral corner; in profile, petiolar node anteroposteriorly compressed.
See also discussion under Camponotus asara.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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.
- bozaka. Camponotus bozaka Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 63, figs. 26A, 28B, 48 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR.
Type Material
- Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Fianarantsoa: Parc National d’Andringitra, Plateau d’Andohariana, 39.8 km 204° Ambalavao, -22.18767, 46.90083, 2150 m, rubicole thicket at base of cliff, under stone, 16 Apr 2006 (B.L. Fisher et al.) collection code: BLF13773, specimen code: CASENT0217309 (CAS).
- Paratype. 1 major worker with same data as holotype but with specimen code CASENT0071370 (CAS).