Camponotus heathi gilvigaster

Camponotus heathi gilvigaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. heathi
Subspecies:	C. heathi gilvigaster
Trinomial name
Camponotus heathi gilvigaster Wheeler, W.M., 1923

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.

• gilvigaster. Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) heathi var. gilvigaster Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 5 (s.w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Amazonas, Manaus, Campos Salles, 25.iii.1915 (A. Roman).
  • Type-depository: MCZC (perhaps also NHRS).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmodirachis): Emery, 1925b: 168.
  • Subspecies of heathi: Borgmeier, 1927c: 159; Kempf, 1972a: 57; Bolton, 1995b: 102.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 168, Combination in C. (Myrmodirachis))
• Wheeler, W. M. 1923a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen entomologischen Reise des Herrn Dr. A. Roman in Amazonas 1914-1915. 7. Formicidae. Ark. Zool. 15(7 7: 1-6 (page 5, soldier, worker described)