Camponotus chrysurus acutisquamis

Camponotus chrysurus acutisquamis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. chrysurus
Subspecies:	C. chrysurus acutisquamis
Trinomial name
Camponotus chrysurus acutisquamis Mayr, 1902 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Cameroun (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.

• acutisquamis. Camponotus acutisquamis Mayr, 1902: 296 (s.w.) CAMEROON.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Cameroon: Bonjongo (R. Buchholz).
  • Type-depository: NHMW.
  • [Misspelled as altisquammis by Santschi, 1921f: 311; misspelled as acustisquamis by Forel, 1913e: 670]
  • Forel, 1913e: 670 (q.); Forel, 1916: 444 (m.).
  • Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Forel, 1913h: 357; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 970;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Emery, 1925b: 129;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopelta): Santschi, 1921f: 311; Santschi, 1926a: 20.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1920b: 257; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 970; Santschi, 1937b: 104; Menozzi, 1942: 180; Eidmann, 1944: 465, 469.
  • Subspecies of chrysurus: Forel, 1910c: 269; Forel, 1911f: 281; Forel, 1913e: 670; Forel, 1913h: 357; Forel, 1914d: 256; Forel, 1916: 444; Stitz, 1916: 397; Santschi, 1925h: 167; Emery, 1925b: 129; Santschi, 1926a: 20; Santschi, 1930b: 57; Bernard, 1953b: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 84.
  • Distribution: Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea.
  • acutus. Camponotus acutus McArthur, 2012: 20 (attributed to Mackay, et al.); unavailable name.
  • [Unavailable name (published without designation of type-material).]

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 84, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 257, raised to species)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 129, combination in C. (Myrmopelta))
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 129, subspecies of chrysurus)
• Forel, A. 1910c. Ameisen aus der Kolonie Erythräa. Gesammelt von Prof. Dr. K. Escherich (nebst einigen in West-Abessinien von Herrn A. Ilg gesammelten Ameisen). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 243-274 (page 269, subspecies of chrysurus)
• Forel, A. 1911h. Fourmis d'Afrique et d'Asie. I. Fourmis d'Afrique surtout du Musée du Congo Belge. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 1: 274-283 (page 281, subspecies of chrysurus)
• Forel, A. 1913f. Quelques fourmis des Indes, du Japon et d'Afrique. Rev. Suisse Zool. 21: 659-673 (page 670, queen described)
• Forel, A. 1913i. Quelques fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge (1). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 347-359 (page 357, combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex))
• Forel, A. 1913i. Quelques fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge (1). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 347-359 (page 357, subspecies of chrysurus)
• Forel, A. 1916. Fourmis du Congo et d'autres provenances récoltées par MM. Hermann Kohl, Luja, Mayné, etc. Rev. Suisse Zool. 24: 397-460 (page 444, male described)
• Mayr, G. 1902. Hymenopterologische Miscellen. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 52: 287-303 (page 296, soldier, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1921f. Retouches aux sous-genres de Camponotus. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 61: 310-312 (page 311, combination in C. (Myrmopelta))
• Santschi, F. 1925h. Formicidae. Mission Rohan-Chabot 4(3 3: 159-168 (page 167, subspecies of chrysurus)
• Santschi, F. 1926a. Trois notes myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 95: 13-28 (page 20, combination in C. (Mymopelta))
• Santschi, F. 1926a. Trois notes myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 95: 13-28 (page 20, subspecies of chrysurus)
• 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 970, combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex))
• 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 970, raised to species)