Camponotus compressus probativus

Camponotus compressus probativus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. compressus
Subspecies:	C. compressus probativus
Trinomial name
Camponotus compressus probativus Santschi, 1921 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Mozambique (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.

Nomenclature

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

• probativus. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) compressus st. probativus Santschi, 1921d: 73 (footnote) (s.w.) MOZAMBIQUE.
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 98.
  • Subspecies of compressus: Emery, 1925b: 98; Arnold, 1926: 294; Bolton, 1995b: 118.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 98, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Santschi, F. 1921d. Formicides nouveaux de l'Afrique du Nord. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 12: 68-77 (page 73, (footnote) soldier, worker described)