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Camponotus joany
| Camponotus joany | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmosaga |
| Species: | C. joany |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus joany Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022 | |
Camponotus joany is geographically restricted to the dry forest of Montagne de Francais in the north of Madagascar (Fig. 61D). Its nest sites are unknown and workers have been found foraging on lower vegetation.
Identification
In full-face view, lateral margins of head anterior to eye level approximately parallel and covered with erect hairs; two apical teeth of mandible normally spaced; mesonotum short and lacking constriction; propodeal dorsum approximately straight, 2 × as long as declivity; dorsal margin of petiole shorter than posterior margin.
See discussion under Camponotus aina for further details.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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. |
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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.
- joany. Camponotus joany Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 116, figs. 2A, 4B, 61 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
Type Material
- Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Antsiranana: Montagne des Français, 7.2 km 142° SE Antsiranana (=Diego Suarez), -12.32278, 49.33817, 180 m, tropical dry forest, 11 Apr 2009 (Fisher, Griswold et al.) collection code: BLF03132, specimen code: CASENT0408908 (CAS).
- Paratypes. 2 minor workers with same data as holotype but respectively specimen coded as: CASENT0408907, CASENT0408909 (PBZT, CAS).