Camponotus braunsi epinotalis

Camponotus braunsi epinotalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. braunsi
Subspecies:	C. braunsi epinotalis
Trinomial name
Camponotus braunsi epinotalis Santschi, 1916 Specimen Label

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -3.91667° to -28.73333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (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.

Castes

Nomenclature

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

• epinotalis. Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) epinotalis Santschi, 1916b: 508 (s.w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Victoria Falls (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 972;
  • combination in C. (Myrmisolepis): Santschi, 1921f: 310; Emery, 1925b: 134.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1926c: 618.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 972; Arnold, 1924: 716.
  • Subspecies of braunsi: Emery, 1925b: 134; Bolton, 1995b: 97.
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

References

• Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 716, see also)
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 97, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 134, combination in C. (Myrmisolepis))
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 134, variety of braunsi)
• Santschi, F. 1916b [1915]. Descriptions de fourmis nouvelles d'Afrique et d'Amérique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 497-513 (page 508, soldier, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1921f. Retouches aux sous-genres de Camponotus. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 61: 310-312 (page 310, combination in C. (Myrmisolepis))