Camponotus haereticus

Camponotus haereticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. haereticus
Binomial name
Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914 Specimen Labels

Found to be quite common in cocoa farms in Nigeria (Taylor, 1977 Taylor & Adedoyin 1978), it was reported from a mango (Mangifera indica) orchard and was observed prey of Oecophylla longinoda by Taylor et al., (2018). This species was recorded and illustrated by Taylor (1978) as “Camponotus foraminosus dorsalis”.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -1.06072° to -1.06072°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin, Nigeria (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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Camponotus haereticus. Worker. Specimen code casent0911839. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• haereticus. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus st. haereticus Santschi, 1914d: 382 (s.w.) NIGERIA, GHANA.
  • Type-material: 9 major and minor syntype workers.
  • Type-localities: 6 workers Nigeria: Olokemeji (F. Silvestri) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 980; no lectotype designated), 3 workers Ghana (“Gold Coast”): Aburi (F. Silvestri).
  • Type-depository: NHMB (perhaps also DEUN).
  • Subspecies of foraminosus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 250, 980.
  • Status as species: Santschi, 1915c: 269 (in key); Emery, 1925b: 132; Bolton, 1995b: 102.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Nigeria.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 132, Raised to species)
• Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 309-385 (page 382, soldier, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 269, Raised to species (in key))
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 250, Subspecies of foraminosus)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Santschi F. 1914. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 8: 309-385.
• Santschi F. 1915. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84: 244-282.
• Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
• Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 39-269.