Camponotus chrysurus apellis

Camponotus chrysurus apellis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. chrysurus
Subspecies:	C. chrysurus apellis
Trinomial name
Camponotus chrysurus apellis Wheeler, W.M., 1922 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -6.01666° to -6.01666°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Angola (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.

• apellis. Camponotus chrysurus var. apellis Santschi, 1911g: 213.
  • [First available use of Camponotus chrysurus subsp. acutisquamis var. apellis Forel, 1910c: 269 (s.w.) ANGOLA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Angola: Benguela (C. Wellman).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [Misspelled as apelis by Santschi, 1930b: 57.]
  • Combination in Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 972;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Emery, 1925b: 129;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopelta): Santschi, 1926a: 22 (in key).
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Forel, 1911f: 281; Stitz, 1916: 397; Emery, 1925b: 129.
  • Subspecies of chrysurus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 972; Santschi, 1926a: 22 (in key); Santschi, 1926c: 603; Santschi, 1930b: 79; Santschi, 1937d: 243; Bolton, 1995b: 86.
  • Distribution: Angola.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 86, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 129, combination in C. (Myrmopiromis))
• 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, First available use of Camponotus chrysurus subsp. acutisquamis var. apellis; unavailable name.)
• Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 603, subspecies of chrysurus)
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 79, combination in C. (Myrmopelta))
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 79, 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 972, soldier, worker described)