Camponotus fumidus dominicensis

Camponotus fumidus dominicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. fumidus
Subspecies:	C. fumidus dominicensis
Trinomial name
Camponotus fumidus dominicensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 15.301° to 15.301°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Dominica (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.

• dominicensis. Camponotus maculatus subsp. dominicensis Wheeler, W.M. 1913d: 244 (s.w.) DOMINICA.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated, “numerous”).
  • Type-locality: Dominica: Long Ditton, nr Roseau (F.E. Lutz).
  • Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC.
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 81.
  • Subspecies of fumidus: Santschi, 1922c: 101; Emery, 1925b: 81; Kempf, 1972a: 67; Bolton, 1995b: 97.
  • Distribution: Dominica.

References

• 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. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 81, combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Santschi, F. 1922d. Camponotus néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 62: 97-124 (page 101, race of fumidus)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1913e. Ants collected in the West Indies. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 32: 239-244 (page 244, soldier, worker described)