Camponotus irritans procax

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Camponotus irritans procax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. irritans
Subspecies: C. irritans procax
Trinomial name
Camponotus irritans procax
Santschi, 1919

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Vietnam (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.

  • procax. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus st. procax Santschi, 1919a: 335 (s.w.) VIETNAM.
    • [Misspelled as praecox by Emery, 1925b: 94.]
    • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 94.
    • Subspecies of irritans: Santschi, 1920h: 174; Emery, 1920c: 7; Santschi, 1924c: 114; Emery, 1925b: 94; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 247; Bolton, 1995b: 118.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 7, Subspecies of irritans)
  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 94, Combination in (Tanaemyrmex), and misspelled as praecox)
  • Santschi, F. 1919a. Cinq notes myrmécologiques. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 52: 325-350 (page 335, soldier, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1920h. Fourmis d'Indo-Chine. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 60: 158-176 (page 174, Subspecies of irritans)