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Camponotus latrunculus
| Camponotus latrunculus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus wiederkehri) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | Camponotus latrunculus Wheeler, W.M., 1915 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Camponotus wiederkehri.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- latrunculus. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) latrunculus Wheeler, W.M. 1915g: 814, pl. 66, figs. 3, 4 (s.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 102. Junior synonym of wiederkehri: Shattuck & McArthur, 2002: 85.
Description
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) latrunculus Wheeler, W.M. (1915).
Worker major.-Length, about 9 mm. Head large, not longer than broad, broader behind than in front, very convex above, with the posterior border nearly straight and the sides convex. Eyes rather large and convex. Mandibles convex, 6-toothed. Clypeus feebly, but distinctly, carinate, its anterior border projecting as a short, rather narrow lobe, with straight median border and the sides rather broadly emarginate. Frontal area distinct, transverse, diamond-shaped; frontal groove distinct, frontal carinae moderately far apart, curved and diverging behind. Antennae rather slender, scapes extending about one-fifth their length beyond the posterior border of the head. Thorax robust, with distinct promesonotal and mesoepinotal sutures, pronotum as broad as long, convex, rounded above; mesonotum also convex, continuing the curve of the pronotum. There is a distinct but slight constriction of the thorax at the mesoepinotal suture, behind which the rather narrowed and only slightly compressed epinotum descends with a rounded slope, lacking a distinct base and declivity. Petiole small and narrowed, in profile cuneate, with convex ventral and anterior and flat posterior surface; apical border rather sharp, bluntly pointed when seen from behind. Gaster broadly elliptical. Legs rather slender, hind tibiae cylindrical. Smooth and shining; mandibles sparsely and not very coarsely punctate; remainder of body finely shagreen; cheeks and gaster sparsely punctate. Hairs yellow, erect, sparse on the body and along the flexor surfaces of the femora and at their tips. Hind tibiae with several rounds of bristles on their flexor surfaces. Pubescence very fine and dense, visible only on the sides of the thorax and on the appendages. Chestnut-red; antennal scapes blackish; gaster black, with yellowish margins to the segments. Legs yellowish-brown.
A single specimen from Todmorden. I am unable to refer this ant to any of the Australian species described by previous writers. The thorax feebly approaches that of C. (Myrmosphicta) intrepidus Kirby, in shape, but the form of the head and clypeus show that it belongs more properly in the subgenus Myrmoturba.
References
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 102, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
- Shattuck, S. O.; McArthur, A. J. 2002. A taxonomic revision of the Camponotus wiederkehri and perjurus species-groups (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 126: 63-90 (page 85, Junior synonym of wiederkehri)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1915h. Hymenoptera. [In "Scientific notes on an expedition into the north-western regions of South Australia".]. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 39: 805-823 (page 814, pl. 66, figs. 3, 4 soldier described)