Camponotus desantii

Camponotus desantii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. desantii
Binomial name
Camponotus desantii Santschi, 1915 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 10.25° to 10.25°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin (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.

• desantii. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus st. desantii Santschi, 1915c: 280, fig. 14 (s.w.q.m.) BENIN.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Benin (“Haut Dahomey”): Koundé (Desanti).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 87.
  • Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1920c: 5; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 954; Emery, 1925b: 87.
  • Status as species: Baroni Urbani, 1972: 131; Bolton, 1995b: 96.
  • Distribution: Benin.

References

• Baroni Urbani, C. 1972. Studi sui Camponotus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Verh. Naturforsch. Ges. Basel 82: 122-135 (page 131, raised to species)
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 96, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 87, combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 280, fig. 14 soldier, worker, queen, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Baroni Urbani C. 1972. Studi sui Camponotus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Verh. Naturforsch. Ges. Basel 82: 122-135.
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
• Santschi F. 1915. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84: 244-282.