Camponotus cubangensis

Camponotus cubangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. cubangensis
Binomial name
Camponotus cubangensis Forel, 1901 Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Camponotus cubangensis dofleini Forel, 1911

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -24.85302° to -25.78698°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Angola (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.

• cubangensis. Camponotus mayri var. cubangensis Forel, 1901d: 309 (w.q.) ANGOLA.
  • Type-material: syntype minor workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
  • Type-locality: Angola: Mossamedes, between Rivers Cubango and Cuito (H. Baum & van der Kellen).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [Also described as new, but spelled kubangensis, by Forel, 1903e: 563.]
  • Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 973.
  • Subspecies of mayri: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 973; Emery, 1925b: 125.
  • Status as species: Santschi, 1930b: 80; Santschi, 1937d: 243; Bolton, 1995b: 95.
  • Distribution: Angola.
  • Current subspecies: nominal plus dofleini.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 95, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 125, combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex))
• Forel, A. 1901g. Einige neue Ameisen aus Südbrasilien, Java, Natal und Mossamedes. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 10: 297-311 (page 309, worker, queen described)
• Forel, A. 1903h. Einige neue Ameisen aus Süd-Angola. Pp. 559-564 in: Baum, H. Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition, 1903. Berlin: Verlag des Kolonial-Wirtschaftlichen Komitees, 593 pp. (page 563, also described as new, but spelled kubangensis.)
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 80, raised to species)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Forel A. 1903. Einige neue Ameisen aus Sud-Angola. Pp 559-564, in: Baum, H. Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition, 1903. Berlin: Verlag des Kolonial-Wirtschaftlichen Komitees, 593pp.
• Santschi, F. "Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola." Revue Suisse de Zoologie 37 (1930): 53-81.