Camponotus clypeatus

Camponotus clypeatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. clypeatus
Binomial name
Camponotus clypeatus Mayr, 1866

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -3.10194° to -11.1406°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.

Nomenclature

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

• clypeatus. Camponotus clypeatus Mayr, 1866a: 487 (w.) “South America”.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: “Lagoa santa in Südamerica” (no collector’s name).
  • [Note: Kempf, 1972a: 45, identifies the type-locality as Brazil: Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa.]
  • Type-depository: unknown (perhaps MLUH or NHMW).
  • [Note: original description gives the depository as “zoologischen Museum in Halle” (MLUH).]
  • Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopelta): Santschi, 1921f: 311;
  • combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 155.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 225; Forel, 1895b: 102; Emery, 1896d: 375 (in list); Forel, 1914a: 266; Emery, 1925b: 155; Borgmeier, 1927c: 152; Kempf, 1972a: 45; Bolton, 1995b: 93.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 93, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 155, combination in C. (Myrmaphaneus))
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 266, combination in C. (Camponotus))
• Mayr, G. 1866a. Myrmecologische Beiträge. Sitzungsber. Kais. Akad. Wiss. Wien Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. Abt. I 53: 484-517 (page 487, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1921f. Retouches aux sous-genres de Camponotus. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 61: 310-312 (page 311, combination in C. (Myrmopelta))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).