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Camponotus cornis
| Camponotus cornis | |
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| 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. |
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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.
- cornis. Camponotus cornis Wang, C. & Wu, 1994: 25, figs. 1, 14 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 94; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 175; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 67; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 28.
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
- Liu, C., Fischer, G., Hita Garcia, F., Yamane, S., Liu, Q., Peng, Y.Q., Economo, E.P., Guénard, B., Pierce, N.E. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains: a new altitudinal survey and updated checklist for Yunnan Province highlight an understudied insect biodiversity hotspot. ZooKeys 978, 1–171 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.978.55767).
- Wang, C. and Wu, J. 1994. Second revisionary studies on genus Camponotus Mayr of China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Beijing Forestry University (English Edition). 3(1):23-34. (page 25, figs. 1, 14 worker described)
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