Camponotus limbiventris

Camponotus limbiventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. limbiventris
Binomial name
Camponotus limbiventris Santschi, 1911 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.

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.

• limbiventris. Camponotus limbiventris Santschi, 1911c: 366, fig. (w.) TANZANIA.
  • Type-material: 3 syntype minor workers.
  • Type-locality: Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, Kibosco, 1904 (Ch. Alluaud).
  • Type-depository: MNHN.
  • Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266;
  • combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Santschi, 1914b: 134; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 989; Emery, 1925b: 141;
  • combination in C. (Myrmotemnus): Emery, 1920b: 258;
  • combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys): Santschi, 1926c: 604.
  • Status as species: Forel, 1914a: 266; Santschi, 1914b: 134; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 989; Emery, 1925b: 141; Bolton, 1995b: 108.
  • Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania.

References

• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 266, Combination in C. (Camponotus))
• Santschi, F. 1911c [1910]. Nouvelle fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 79: 351-369 (page 366, fig. 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 134, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
• Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 604, Combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys))
• 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 989, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))