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Camponotus claripes orbiculatopunctatus
| Camponotus claripes orbiculatopunctatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. claripes |
| Subspecies: | C. claripes orbiculatopunctatus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Camponotus claripes orbiculatopunctatus Viehmeyer, 1925 | |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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.
- orbiculatopunctatus. Camponotus (Myrmophyma) claripes subsp. orbiculatopunctatus Viehmeyer, 1925b: 143 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: syntype major worker(s), syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales, Liverpool (H. Overbeck).
- Type-depository: MNHU (perhaps also SMTD).
- Subspecies of claripes: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 112; Taylor, 1987a: 11; Bolton, 1995b: 115.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Camponotus (Myrmophyma) claripes orbiculatopunctatus Viehmeyer, 1925: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, Berlin Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Major worker. Head wider behind, narrower in front, with stronger convex sides, sculpture weaker, back of the head and sides almost completely smooth and very shiny. The dimples are not elongated. The thorax is without, or with a very indistinct metanotum. Epinotum in profile is convex but much flatter, basal and declining surfaces are of equal length (in the type the basal surface is shorter and the angle between them is much more bent) Only traces of long drawn out dimples. Flat lying covering of hairs on the body is somewhat longer: there is a sequence of pricks on the inner edge of the rear tibias (as with the type). Thorax is somewhat darker in the major worker also the upper half of the fore coxa and femurs are more or less darkened. Length 10mm.
Queen similar to the major worker; but the head is more trapeziform, to the front strongly narrowed, with straight sides and posterior border and not totally right angled posterior corners. Gaster black. Wings missing. Length 11.5mm
References
- Viehmeyer, H. 1925b. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. (Schluss.). Entomol. Mitt. 14: 139-149 (page 143, soldier, worker described)