Camponotus fulvopilosus

Camponotus fulvopilosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. fulvopilosus
Binomial name
Camponotus fulvopilosus (De Geer, 1778) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Camponotus fulvopilosus detritoides Forel, 1910 Camponotus fulvopilosus flavopilosus Emery, 1895 Formica pilosa Olivier, 1792 Formica rufiventris Fabricius, 1804

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Afrotropical Camponotus fulvopilosus species group
• Key to Camponotus of India

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -12.28333333° to -34.19654°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa (type locality).
Oriental Region: India.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Camponotus fulvopilosus flavopilosus. Worker. Specimen code casent0905418. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy.

Syntype of Camponotus fulvopilosus detritoides. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0910452. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Syntype of Camponotus fulvopilosus detritoides. Worker. Specimen code casent0910453. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Nomenclature

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

• fulvopilosus. Formica fulvopilosa De Geer, 1778: 613, pl. 45, figs. 13, 14 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Cape of Good Hope (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: unknown (perhaps MNHN, but according to Horn & Kahle, 1935: 52, De Geer’s material is in NHRS).
  • Forel, 1879a: 108 (s.); Forel, 1910f: 25 (m.); Arnold, 1924: 737 (q.).
  • Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 668;
  • combination in C. (Myrmepomis): Forel, 1912i: 92;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985.
  • Status as species: Retzius, 1783: 75; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, F. 1858b: 32; Mayr, 1862: 668 (redescription); Mayr, 1863: 399; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1865: 36; Forel, 1879a: 108; Emery, 1886: 356; Forel, 1886f: 192; Dalla Torre, 1893: 232; Mayr, 1895: 150; Emery, 1895h: 54; Emery, 1896d: 376 (in list); Forel, 1910f: 25; Emery, 1912c: 2; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985; Stitz, 1923: 165; Arnold, 1924: 736; Emery, 1925b: 128; Marsh, 1986: 342; Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8 (redescription); Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 24 (error).
  • Senior synonym of detritoides: Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
  • Senior synonym of flavopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
  • Senior synonym of pilosa: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, F. 1858b: 32; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1863: 398; Mayr, 1865: 36; Dalla Torre, 1893: 232; Emery, 1896d: 376; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985; Emery, 1925b: 128; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
  • Senior synonym of rufiventris: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, F. 1858b: 32; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1863: 398; Mayr, 1865: 36; Emery, 1896d: 376; Forel, 1905b: 161; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985; Emery, 1925b: 128; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
  • Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
• detritoides. Camponotus fulvopilosus var. detritoides Forel, 1910f: 25 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Prov., “Klein Namaland”, Glatkop (L. Schultze).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 986.
  • Subspecies of fulvopilosus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 986; Emery, 1925b: 128.
  • Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 96; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
• flavopilosus. Camponotus fulvopilosus var. flavopilosus Emery, 1895h: 54 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: De Aar, i.-iv.1893 (E. Simon).
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • Forel, 1910f: 25 (m.); Santschi, 1930b: 78 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 986.
  • Subspecies of fulvopilosus: Emery, 1896d 376 (in list); Forel, 1910f: 25; Forel, 1911e: 291; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 986; Arnold, 1924: 738; Emery, 1925b: 128; Santschi, 1930b: 78; Santschi, 1937d: 243.
  • Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 100; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
• pilosa. Formica pilosa Olivier, 1792: 498 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Cape of Good Hope (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: MNHN.
  • Junior synonym of cruentatus: Smith, F. 1858b: 30.
  • Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, F. 1858b: 32; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1863: 398; Mayr, 1865: 36; Dalla Torre, 1893: 232; Emery, 1896d: 376; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985; Emery, 1925b: 128; Bolton, 1995b: 117; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
• rufiventris. Formica rufiventris Fabricius, 1804: 409 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
  • [Note: Zimsen, 1964: 426, cites 2w syntypes ZMUC.]
  • Type-locality: South Africa: (“Habitat ad Cap. Bon. Spei.” Mus. Dom. Lund.”) (no further data).
  • Type-depository: ZMUC.
  • Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, F. 1858b: 32; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1863: 398; Mayr, 1865: 36; Emery, 1896d: 376; Forel, 1905b: 161; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985; Emery, 1925b: 128; Bolton, 1995b: 121; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Formica pilosa

Two worker syntypes in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “Sar 26.” Oxford University Museum of Natural History also has specimens labelled “Sum.” and “Sar 24.”

References

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