Camponotus cressoni purensis

Camponotus cressoni purensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. cressoni
Subspecies:	C. cressoni purensis
Trinomial name
Camponotus cressoni purensis Forel, 1912

Distribution

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.

• purensis. Camponotus cressoni var. purensis Forel, 1912i: 84 (s.w.) BRAZIL (Acre).
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Rio Purus, Bona Lugar (E.A. Goeldi).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 154.
  • Subspecies of cressoni: Emery, 1925b: 154; Borgmeier, 1927c: 153; Kempf, 1972a: 45; Bolton, 1995b: 119.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 154, Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus))
• Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 84, worker described)