Camponotus juliae Pierce & Gibron, 1962

For a list of taxa which share this name see Camponotus juliae (disambiguation).

†Camponotus juliae Temporal range: Burdigalian to Langhian, Early to Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Barstow Formation, California, United States
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	†C. juliae
Binomial name
†Camponotus juliae (Pierce & Gibron, 1962)

Distribution

This taxon was described from Barstow Formation, California, United States (Burdigalian to Langhian, Early to Middle Miocene).

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• †juliae. †Paleosminthurus juliae Pierce & Gibron, 1962: 147, fig. 4 (m.) U.S.A. (Miocene) [in Order Collembola, Family †Paleosminthuridae]. Transferred to Formicidae: Najt, 1987: 152. Unresolved junior secondary homonym of juliae Emery, above. Junior synonym of fragilis: Snelling, R.R. & G. (pers. comm., unpublished).

Type Material

• Holotype, male, Calico Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, 735m, United States, 34.94°N 116.83°W / 34.94; -116.83, John Gibron, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; silicaceous nodule.

References

• Najt, J. 1987. Le Collembole fossile Paleosminthurus juliae est un Hyménoptère. Rev. Fr. Entomol. (Nouv. Sér.) 9: 152-154.
• Pierce, W. D.; Gibron, J.; Sr. 1962. Fossil arthropods of California. 24. Some unusual fossil arthropods from the Calico Mountains nodules. Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 61: 143-151.