Camponotus hova pictiventris

Camponotus hova pictiventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. hova
Subspecies:	C. hova pictiventris
Trinomial name
Camponotus hova pictiventris Mayr, 1901 Specimen labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -14.9° to -33.375°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• pictiventris. Camponotus maculatus subsp. pictiventris Mayr, 1901b: 28 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Port Elizabeth (H. Brauns).
  • Type-depository: NHMW.
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 86.
  • Subspecies of maculatus: Forel, 1910e: 452; Forel, 1910f: 27; Santschi, 1919a: 349; Arnold, 1922: 629; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 958; Arnold, 1926: 292; Santschi, 1930b: 77.
  • Subspecies of hova: Emery, 1920c: 6; Emery, 1925b: 86; Bolton, 1995b: 117.
  • Distribution: Angola, South Africa.

References

• Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 629, Subspecies of maculatus)
• Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 6, Subspecies of hova)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 86, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 86, Subspecies of hova)
• Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 16: 1-30 (page 28, soldier, worker described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 958, Subspecies of maculatus)