Camponotus lokobe
Camponotus lokobe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Subgenus: | Myrmosaga |
Species: | C. lokobe |
Binomial name | |
Camponotus lokobe Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022 |
Camponotus lokobe is endemic to Madagascar and restricted to the rainforest of the RNI Lokobe in the north of the island (Fig. 65D). Nest sites have been found in rotten logs.
Identification
With head in full-face view, lateral cephalic margins converging posteriorly towards eye level, then rounding to occipital corner of head; anteromedian margin of clypeus noticeably excised medially; two apical teeth of mandible normally spaced; lateral cephalic margin anterior to eye level covered with erect hairs.
Camponotus lokobe can be separated from Camponotus dufouri and Camponotus tendryi by the fact that its clypeus is characterized by a medially excised anteromedian margin.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- lokobe. Camponotus lokobe Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 125, figs. 8C, 11A, 65 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
Type Material
- Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Antsiranana: RNI Lokobe, 6.3 km 112° ESE Hellville, Nosy Be, -13.41933, 48.33117, 30 m, rainforest, ex rotten log, 19–24 Feb 2001, (Fisher, Griswold et al.) collection code: BLF03476, specimen code: CASENT0436584 (CAS).
- Paratypes. 2 workers of same data as holotype but specimen coded as: CASENT0835595 (PBZT, CAS).