Camponotus kersteni

Camponotus kersteni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. kersteni
Binomial name
Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 26.933333° to 14.664167°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Kenya (type locality), Saudi Arabia.

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.

• kersteni. Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871: 355 (w.) TANZANIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, 8000 ft (van der Decken).
  • Type-depository: MNHU (perhaps also NHMB).
  • Santschi, 1914b: 131 (s.q.m.).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267;
  • combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 92.
  • Subspecies of maculatus: Forel, 1899b: 309; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 955.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 237; Emery, 1896d: 372 (in list); Santschi, 1914b: 131; Emery, 1925b: 92; Santschi, 1935b: 276; Santschi, 1937g: 84; Bernard, 1953b: 261; Collingwood, 1985: 281; Bolton, 1995b: 106; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 374; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 205; Borowiec, L. 2014: 35.
  • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 237, Status as species)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 92, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 92, Status as species)
• Forel, A. 1899c. Trois notices myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 43: 303-310 (page 309, Subspecies of maculatus)
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 267, Combination in C. (Myrmoturba))
• Gerstäcker, A. 1871. Beitrag zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar. Arch. Naturgesch. 37(1 1: 345-363 (page 355, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 131, soldier, queen, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 131, Status as species)
• 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 955, Subspecies of maculatus)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Bernard F. 1953. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19: 165-270.
• Santschi F. 1935. Hymenoptera. I. Formicidae. Mission Scientifique de l'Omo 2: 255-277.
• Santschi F. 1937. Fourmis du Congo et régions limitrophes. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 30: 71-85.