Camponotus gaullei

Camponotus gaullei
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus cervicalis)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	Camponotus gaullei Santschi, 1911

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Camponotus cervicalis.

Nomenclature

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

• gaullei. Camponotus gaullei Santschi, 1911e: 128 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
  • Combination in C. (Dinomyrmex): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1043;
  • combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 84.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1043.
  • Subspecies of cervicalis: Emery, 1925b: 84; Bolton, 1995b: 101.
  • Junior synonym of cervicalis: Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 71.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 84, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex), and variety of cervicalis)
• Rakotonirina, J.C., Fisher, B.L. 2022. Revision of the Malagasy Camponotus subgenus Myrmosaga (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using qualitative and quantitative morphology. ZooKeys 1098: 1–180 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1098.73223).
• Santschi, F. 1911e. Nouvelles fourmis de Madagascar. Rev. Suisse Zool. 19: 117-134 (page 128, worker described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922k. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 4 45: 1005-1055 (page 1043, Combination in C. (Dinomyrmex))