Camponotus essigi

Camponotus essigi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. essigi
Binomial name
Camponotus essigi Smith, M.R., 1923 Specimen labels
Synonyms
Camponotus nevadensis Gregg, 1973 Camponotus pertusus Mackay, W.P., 1997

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 42.31° to 31.88333333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Nearctic Region: United States (type locality).
Neotropical Region: Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Biology

Nevada, Wheeler and Wheeler (1986) - We have 7 records from 6 localities: 6,000-7,800 ft. The 4 reported habitats were in the Coniferous Forest Biome. One nest was in a decaying pine stump; 1 was in firewood; 1 was in a house. The records are widely scattered except for a concentration near Lake Tahoe.

Flight Period

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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• essigi. Camponotus caryae var. essigi Smith, M.R. 1923b: 306 (s.w.) U.S.A. (California).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmentoma): Creighton, 1950a: 387.
  • Status as species: Creighton, 1950a: 387; Smith, M.R. 1951a: 844; Yensen, et al. 1977: 183; Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1978: 392; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1432; Allred, 1982: 454; Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1986g: 61; Snelling, R.R. 1988: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 98; Hansen & Klotz, 2005: 89; Ward, 2005: 63.
  • Senior synonym of nevadensis: Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1986g: 61; Snelling, R.R. 1988: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 98.
  • Senior synonym of pertusus: Snelling, R.R. 2000: 601.
• nevadensis. Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nevadensis Gregg, R.E. 1973: 39, fig. 1A (s.w.m.) U.S.A. (Nevada).
  • Status as species: Smith, D.R. 1979: 1432.
  • Junior synonym of essigi: Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1986g: 61; Snelling, R.R. 1988: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 113.
• pertusus. Camponotus pertusus Mackay, W.P., in Mackay & Mackay, 1997b: 330, figs 4, 5, 9 (w.) TRINIDAD.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmentoma): Mackay & Mackay, 1997b: 319.
  • Junior synonym of essigi: Snelling, R.R. 2000: 601.

References

• Alatorre-Bracamontes, C.E., Vásquez-Bolaños, M. 2010. Lista comentada de las hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) del norte de México. Dugesiana 17(1): 9-36.
• Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 104: 1-585 (page 387, Combination in C. (Myrmentoma), and raised to species.)
• Smith, M. R. 1923b. Two new varieties of ants (Hymen.: Formicidae). Entomol. News 34: 306-308.
• Snelling, R. R. 1988. Taxonomic notes on Nearctic species of Camponotus, subgenus Myrmentoma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 55-78 in: Trager, J. C. (ed.) Advances in myrmecology. Leiden: E. J. Brill, xxvii + 551 pp. (page 68, see also)
• Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1986g. The ants of Nevada. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, vii + 138 pp. (page 61, senior synonym of nevadensis)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Allred D. M. 1982. Ants of Utah. The Great Basin Naturalist 42: 415-511.
• Allred, D.M. 1982. The ants of Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 42:415-511.
• Dattilo W. et al. 2019. MEXICO ANTS: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic-Neotropical interface. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2944
• Des Lauriers J., and D. Ikeda. 2017. The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, USA with an annotated list. In: Reynolds R. E. (Ed.) Desert Studies Symposium. California State University Desert Studies Consortium, 342 pp. Pages 264-277.
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
• Fisher B. L. 1997. A comparison of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on serpentine and non-serpentine soils in northern California. Insectes Sociaux 44: 23-33
• Gregg R. E. 1973. A new species of Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Nevada. The Southwestern Naturalist 18: 39-43.
• Hoey-Chamberlain R. V., L. D. Hansen, J. H. Klotz and C. McNeeley. 2010. A survey of the ants of Washington and Surrounding areas in Idaho and Oregon focusing on disturbed sites (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology. 56: 195-207
• Holway D.A. 1998. Effect of Argentine ant invasions on ground-dwelling arthropods in northern California riparian woodlands. Oecologia. 116: 252-258
• Johnson, R.A. and P.S. Ward. 2002. Biogeography and endemism of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Baja California, Mexico: a first overview. Journal of Biogeography 29:1009–1026/
• Longino, J.T. 2010. Personal Communication. Longino Collection Database
• Mackay, W.P. and E.E. Mackay. 1997. A revision of the Neotropical ants of the montivagus species complex, genus Camponotus, subgenus Myrmentoma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 30(3):319-333
• Parson G. L., G Cassis, A. R. Moldenke, J. D. Lattin, N. H. Anderson, J. C. Miller, P. Hammond, T. Schowalter. 1991. Invertebrates of the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, western Cascade Range, Oregon. V: An annotated list of insects and other arthropods. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-290. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 168 p.
• Ratchford, J.S., S.E. Wittman, E.S. Jules, A.M. Ellison, N.J. Gotelli and N.J. Sanders. 2005. The effects of fire, local environment and time on ant assemblages in fens and forests. Diversity and Distributions 11:487-497.
• Snelling, R.R. 1988. Taxonomic notes on Nearctic species of Camponotus, subgenus Myrmentoma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). pages 55-XX in J. Trager, editor, Advances in Myrmecology
• Vásquez-Bolaños M. 2011. Lista de especies de hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) para México. Dugesiana 18: 95-133
• Ward P. S. 1987. Distribution of the introduced Argentine ant (Iridomyrmex humilis) in natural habitats of the lower Sacramento Valley and its effects on the indigenous ant fauna. Hilgardia 55: 1-16
• Wheeler G. C., and J. Wheeler. 1986. The ants of Nevada. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, vii + 138 pp.
• Wheeler, G.C. and J. Wheeler. 1978. Mountain ants of Nevada. Great Basin Naturalist 35(4):379-396
• Yensen, N.P., W.H. Clark and A. Francoeur. 1977. A checklist of Idaho Ants. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 53:181-187