Camponotus helvus

Camponotus helvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. helvus
Binomial name
Camponotus helvus Xiao & Wang, C., 1989

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (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.

• helvus. Camponotus helvus Xiao & Wang, in Wang, C., Xiao & Wu, 1989b: 322, figs. 6-8 (s.w.) CHINA (Hunan).
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 5 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype China: Hunan Prov., Wugong County, 6.x.1978 (S. Yin); paratypes: 4 workers with same data, 1 worker Hunan Prov., Sangzhi County, 8.vi.1981 (X. Tong).
  • Type-depository: CAFB.
  • Status as species: Wu, J. & Wang, 1992: 1316; Wang, C. & Wu, 1994: 29 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 103; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 176; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 67; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 28.
  • Distribution: China.

References

• Wu, J. & Wang, C. 1992. Formicidae (pp. 1301-1320). In Peng, J. et al. Iconography of Forest Insects in Hunan, China. Forest Bureau of Hunan Province: 1473 pp. Hunan Scientific and Technical Publishing House.
• Wu, J. & Wang, C. 1992. Formicidae (pp. 1301-1320). In Peng, J. et al. Iconography of Forest Insects in Hunan, China. Forest Bureau of Hunan Province: 1473 pp. Hunan Scientific and Technical Publishing House.
• Xiao, G.; Wang, C. 1989b. [Untitled. Descriptions of new taxa: Camponotus jianghuaensis Xiao et Wang; Camponotus helvus Xiao et Wang.] Pp. 321, 322-323 in: Wang, C., Xiao, G., Wu, J. Taxonomic studies on the genus |Camponotus| Mayr in China (Hymenoptera (page 322, figs. 6-8 soldier, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Chen Z. L., S. Y. Zhou, D. D. Ye, Y. Chen, and C. W. Lu. 2013. Moleular phylogeny of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from China based on Mitochondrial genes. Sociobiology 60(2): 135-144.
• Tan Zhao. 2008. China classification ant genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Guangxi Normal University. Master's thesis 52 pages.