Camponotus guayapa

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Camponotus guayapa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. guayapa
Binomial name
Camponotus guayapa
Kusnezov, 1952

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -25.133° to -25.133°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • guayapa. Camponotus guayapa Kusnezov, 1952d: 211 (w.) fig. 13 ARGENTINA (La Rioja).
    • Combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Kempf, 1972a: 52.
    • Status as species: Kempf, 1972a: 52; Bolton, 1995b: 102.

Description

References

  • Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 52, Combination in C. (Myrmobrachys))
  • Kusnezov, N. 1952f [1951]. El género Camponotus en la Argentina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana 12: 183-252 (page 211, worker described fig. 13)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Badano, E.I., H.A. Regidor, H.A. Nunez, R. Acosta and E. Gianoli. 2005. Species richness and structure of ant communities in a dynamic archipelago: effects of island area and age. Journal of Biogeography
  • Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.