Camponotus circumspectus

Camponotus circumspectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. circumspectus
Binomial name
Camponotus circumspectus (Smith, F., 1861) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality), Sulawesi.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• circumspectus. Formica circumspecta Smith, F. 1861b: 37 (s.w.q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).
  • Type-material: 1 syntype major worker, 1 syntype minor worker, 1 syntype queen.
  • [Notes (i): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 465, cites 1s, 1w, 1q OXUM; (ii) Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978, confirmed 1w, 1q OXUM; the major worker could not be found.]
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: Sulawesi (“Celebes”), Tondano, “Tond.” (A.R. Wallace).
  • Type-depository: OXUM.
  • Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 4;
  • Combination in C. (Myrmepomis): Chapman & Capco, 1951: 235;
  • combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 465; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 244.
  • Status as species: Smith, F. 1863: 12; Mayr, 1863: 413; Roger, 1863b: 4; Smith, F. 1871a: 308; Dalla Torre, 1893: 225; Emery, 1896d: 378 (in list); Emery, 1901g: 568; Emery, 1925b: 171; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 465; Donisthorpe, 1943d: 458; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 235, 244; Bolton, 1995b: 92.
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Sulawesi, Waigeu).

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Formica circumspecta

One queen syntype and one worker minor syntype in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “Tond.” The major worker mentioned by Smith could not be found.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 92, catalogue)
• Donisthorpe, H. 1932c. On the identity of Smith's types of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) collected by Alfred Russell Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of two new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(10): 441-476 (page 465, combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 4, combination in Camponotus)
• Smith, F. 1861b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Ceram, Celebes, Ternate, and Gilolo. [part]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 6: 36-48 (page 37, worker, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
• Donisthorpe, Horace. 1943. The Ants of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 (10): 433-475.
• Emery C. 1886. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna 5: 363-382
• Emery C. 1901. Formiciden von Celebes. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 14:565-580.
• Smith F. 1861. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Ceram, Celebes, Ternate, and Gilolo. [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 6: 36-48.
• Smith F. 1863. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru and Timor. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 7: 6-48.
• Viehmeyer H. 1912. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 14: 1-26.