Camponotus gabonensis

Camponotus gabonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. gabonensis
Binomial name
Camponotus gabonensis Santschi, 1926 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Gabon (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.

• gabonensis. Camponotus (Myrmacrhaphe) gabonensis Santschi, 1926c: 611, fig. 3i, j (w.q.) GABON, CONGO.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • [Note: Santschi, 1926c: 612, states that the 2 queens included in the description (locality: Congo (“Congo français”): Brazzaville (A. Wiess)), are not certainly conspecific with the unique worker.]
  • Type-locality: worker Gabon: Samkita (F. Faure).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 101.
  • Distribution Congo, Gabon.

References

• Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 611, fig. 3 worker, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Santschi F. 1926. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 33: 597-618.