Camponotus cornis

Camponotus cornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. cornis
Binomial name
	Camponotus cornis; Wang, C. & Wu, J., 1994

Nothing is known about the biology of Camponotus cornis.

Identification

Wang and Wu (1994) – Similar to the Indian species Camponotus confucii but can be easily distinguished from the latter in the following characters. In C. cornis , clypeus convex; propodeum raised to an obtuse angle; apex of petiole round. In C. confucii, clypeus depressed; propodeum convex, gibbous; apex of petiole slightly concave.

Distribution

Yunnan Province.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (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.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

cornis. Camponotus cornis Wang, C. & Wu, 1994: 25, figs. 1, 14 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Jinghong County, 5.xi.1987 (J. Wu & C. Wang).
- Type-depository: CAFB.
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 94; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 175; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 67; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 28.
- Distribution: China.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Holotype worker: TL 4.2, HL 1.11, HW 1.08, HI 97, SL 1.06, SI 98, ED 0.32, PW 0.77, PI 71, WL 1.47.

Head almost as long as broad. Sides of head straight, occipital border round. Mandible with 5 teeth. Clypeus convex, medially crinated. Median lobe not produced. Anterior border of the clypeus round. Pro-mesonotum arched. Mesopropodeal suture deep and concave. Metanotal spiracles situated at the dorsal surface of the alitrunk. Base of the propodeum slightly convex, the posterior border raised abruptly, forming an angle. Declivity of propodeum concave. Petiole cunneate, thick, apex of the petiole round.

Body subopaque, densely and delicately punctured.

The whole body furnished with very abundant greyish hairs and pubescence.

Body black. Mandibles, clypeus antennae and legs brownish black.

Type Material

Holotype worker: Jinghong Co., Yunnan Prox., 1987-XI-5, Wu Jian and Wang Changlu legs. Type specimens are kept in the Insect Collection, Chinese Academy of Forestry.

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
Ran H., and S. Y. Zhou. 2011. Checklist of Chinese Ants: the Formicomorph Subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (I). Journal of Guangxi Normal University: Natural Science Edition. 29(3): 65-73.
Wang C., and J. Wu. 1994. Second revisionary studies on genus Camponotus Mayr of China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Beijing Forestry University (English Edition) 3(1): 23-34.
Wang C. and Wu J. 1994. Second revisionary studies on genus Camponotus Mayr of China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Beijing Forestry University 3: 23-34