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Camponotus kolthoffi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. kolthoffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus kolthoffi Stitz, 1934
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- kolthoffi. Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kolthoffi Stitz, 1934: 4, fig. 2 (w.) CHINA (Jiangsu).
- Type-material: syntype minor workers (number not stated, “a number”).
- Type-locality: China: Kiangsu (= Jiangsu Prov.) (Swedish-Chinese Expd. NW China), 1927-30 (Kolthoff).
- Type-depository: not specified (perhaps MNHU or NHRS).
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 235; Wang, C., Xiao & Wu, 1989a: 222 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 107; Radchenko, 1997b: 704; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 68; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 29.
- Distribution: China.
Description
References
- Radchenko, A.G. 1997. A review of ants of the subgenus Myrmentoma, genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), from Asian Palaearctic. Entomological Review 77: 1050-1059 (translated from Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 76: 703-711).
- Stitz, H. 1934. Schwedisch-chinesische wissenschaftliche Expedition nach den nordwestlichen Provinzen Chinas, unter Leitung von Dr. Sven Hedin und Prof. Sü Ping-chang. Insekten gesammelt vom schwedischen Arzt der Expedition Dr. David Hummel 1927-1930. 25 (page 4, fig. 2 worker described)
- Wang, C.; Xiao, G.; Wu, J. 1989a. Taxonomic studies on the genus Camponotus Mayr in China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). [part]. For. Res. 2: 221-228 (page 222, see also)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Ran H., and S. Y. Zhou. 2011. Checklist of Chinese Ants: the Formicomorph Subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (I). Journal of Guangxi Normal University: Natural Science Edition. 29(3): 65-73.