Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster

Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. foraminosus
Subspecies:	C. foraminosus chrysogaster
Trinomial name
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 5.583333333° to 4.75°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia (type locality), Kenya.

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.

• chrysogaster. Camponotus foraminosus subsp. chrysogaster Emery, 1895a: 182 (s.) ETHIOPIA.
  • Type-material: syntype major workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Ethiopia (“Abyssinia”): Arussi Galla, Ganale Gudda, 1892-93 (V. Bottego).
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • Forel, 1907g: 90 (q.m.); Mayr, 1907b: 21 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmotrema): Santschi, 1914b: 136; Santschi, 1915c: 277.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1899a: 501.
  • Subspecies of foraminosus: Emery, 1896d: 376 (in list); Emery, 1897e: 604; Forel, 1907a: 31; Forel, 1907g: 90; Mayr, 1907b: 21; Santschi, 1914b: 136; Santschi, 1915c: 268 (in key); Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 979; Emery, 1925b: 131; Menozzi, 1933a: 112; Menozzi, 1939c: 108; Bolton, 1995b: 92; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 205.
  • Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 92, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1895b. Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi affluenti compiuta dal Cap. V. Bottego durante gli anni 1892-93 sotto gli auspicii della Società Geografica Italiana. Risultati zoologici. X. Formiche. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 35[=(2(15): 175-184 (page 182, soldier described)
• Emery, C. 1899a. Formiche dell'ultima spedizione Bottego. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 39[=(2(19): 499-501 (page 501, raised to species)
• Forel, A. 1907i. Ameisen von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika. Wiss. Ergeb. Reise Ostafr. 2: 75-92 (page 90, queen, male described)
• Forel, A. 1907i. Ameisen von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika. Wiss. Ergeb. Reise Ostafr. 2: 75-92 (page 90, subspecies of foraminosus)
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 277, combination in C. (Myrmotrema))
• 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 979, subspecies of foraminosus)