Camponotus emarginatus

Camponotus emarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. emarginatus
Binomial name
Camponotus emarginatus Emery, 1886 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -32.53333° to -34.4°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• emarginatus. Camponotus emarginatus Emery, 1886: 358, pl. 17, fig. 2 (s.w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmophyma): Forel, 1914a: 269; Arnold, 1922: 663;
  • combination in C. (Myrmotemnus): Emery, 1920b: 258;
  • combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 989;
  • combination in C. (Myrmespera): Santschi, 1926c: 604.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 229; Emery, 1896d: 373 (in list); Arnold, 1922: 663; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 989; Emery, 1925b: 140; Bolton, 1995b: 97.

References

• Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 663, combination in C. (Myrmophyma))
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 97, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1886b. Alcune formiche africane. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 18: 355-366 (page 358, pl. 17, fig. 2 soldier, worker, queen, male described)
• Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 258, combination in C. (Myrmotemnus))
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 269, combination in C. (Myrmophyma))
• Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 604, combination in C. (Myrmespera))
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 989, combination in C. (Myrmamblys))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Arnold G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 579-674.
• Botes, A., M.A. McGeoch, H.G. Robertson, A. van Niekerk, H.P. Davids and S.L. Chown. 2006. Ants, altitude and change in the northern Cape Floristic Region. Journal of Biogeography 33:71-90
• Emery C. 1886. Alcune formiche africane. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 18: 355-366.