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Camponotus cilicicus
| Camponotus cilicicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. cilicicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus cilicicus Emery, 1908
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Identification
Ionescu-Hirsch (2009) - C. cilicicus belongs to the Camponotus herculeanus species group and recalls Camponotus vagus and Camponotus herculeanus, except for the clypeus of minor workers, which is anteriorly emarginated, the gena, which is covered with erect setae, and the gaster pubescence, which is distinctly shorter.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
C. cilicicus has a scattered distribution in Turkey (Asia Minor), Iraq (Radchenko, 1997a) and Israel (Ionescu-Hirsch 2009).
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iraq, Israel, Türkiye (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.
- cilicicus. Camponotus cilicicus Emery, 1908a: 186 (w.) TURKEY.
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Turkey: Taurus Mts, Gulek (Holtz).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266; Emery, 1925b: 72.
- Status as species: Forel, 1914a: 266; Emery, 1925b: 72; Pisarski, 1971b: 727; Bolton, 1995b: 92; Radchenko, 1997a: 558; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 38; Ionescu-Hirsch, 2010: 66; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 6; Karaman, C. & Aktaç, 2013: 51 (in key); Borowiec, L. 2014: 29.
- Distribution: Iraq, Israel, Turkey.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Ionescu-Hirsch (2009) - TL = 7.3–12.0, HL = 1.80–3.20, HW = 1.41–3.13, EL = 0.47–0.70, SL = 2.11–2.50, ML = 2.73–3.98, PW = 1.25–2.19, mTbL = 1.76–2.34, hTbL = 2.27–2.93 (n = 10).
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Emery, C. 1908a. Beiträge zur Monographie der Formiciden des paläarktischen Faunengebietes. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1908: 165-205 (page 186, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 72, combination in C. (Camponotus))
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 266, combination in C. (Camponotus))
- Ionescu-Hirsch, A. 2010 (2009). An annotated list of Camponotus of Israel, with a key and descriptions of new species. Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 57-98.
- Kiran, K., Karaman, C. 2020. Additions to the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zoosystema 42(18), 285-329 (doi:10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a18).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Ionescu-Hirsch A. 2009. An annotated list of Camponotus of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key and descriptions of new species. ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY 39: 5798.
- Vonshak M., and A. Ionescu-Hirsch. 2009. A checklist of the ants of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 33-55.