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Camponotus carin tipunus
| Camponotus carin tipunus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. carin |
| Subspecies: | C. carin tipunus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Camponotus carin tipunus Forel, 1913 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan (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.
- tipunus. Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) dorycus var. tipuna Forel, 1913f: 200 (s.w.m.) TAIWAN.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-localities: Taiwan (“Formosa”): Kosempo (H. Sauter), Taihorin (H. Sauter), Suisharyo (H. Sauter).
- Type-depository: MHNG (perhaps also DEIB).
- Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 90.
- Subspecies of dorycus: Emery, 1925b: 90; Wheeler, W.M. 1929g: 57; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 245.
- Subspecies of carin: Wheeler, W.M. 1930a: 105; Bolton, 1995b: 127; Lin & Wu, 2003: 60; Terayama, 2009: 216; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 67.
- Distribution: Taiwan.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 90, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
- Forel, A. 1913g. H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute: Formicidae II. Arch. Naturgesch. (A)79(6 6: 183-202 (page 201, soldier, worker, male described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1930b. Formosan ants collected by Dr. R. Takahashi. Proc. N. Engl. Zool. Club 11: 93-106 (page 105, Variety of carin)