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Camponotus longiceps
| Camponotus longiceps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. longiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus longiceps (Smith, F., 1863) | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 47.911003° to 47.911003°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).
Palaearctic Region: China.
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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| Specimen code antweb1008407. . | |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- longiceps. Formica longiceps Smith, F. 1863: 13 (w.) INDONESIA (Waigeu).
- Type-material: syntype worker(s) (number not stated).
- [Notes (i): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 469, cites 2w OXUM; (ii) Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978, cites only 1w.]
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Waigeu I., “Wag.” (A.R. Wallace).
- Type-depository: OXUM.
- Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 43;
- combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 469.
- Status as species: Smith, F. 1871a: 308; Dalla Torre, 1893: 240; Emery, 1896d: 378 (in list); Emery, 1925b: 172; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 469; Donisthorpe, 1943d: 458; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 232; Bolton, 1995b: 109; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 68 (error?); Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 29 (error?); McArthur, 2012: 212.
- Distribution: Indonesia (Waigeu).
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Formica longiceps
Holotype worker in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “Wag.”
Description
References
- Cantone S. 2017. Winged Ants, The Male, Dichotomous key to genera of winged male ants in the World, Behavioral ecology of mating flight (self-published).
- Donisthorpe, H. 1932c. On the identity of Smith's types of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) collected by Alfred Russell Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of two new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(10): 441-476 (page 469, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 43, Combination in Camponotus)
- Smith, F. 1863a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru and Timor. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 7: 6-48 (page 13, worker described)
- Sparks, K. 2015. Australian Monomorium: Systematics and species delimitation with a focus of the M. rothsteini complex. Ph.D. thesis, University of Adelaide.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Donisthorpe, Horace. 1943. The Ants of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 (10): 433-475.
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- Ma Yonglin, Xin Ming, Song Lingying, He Dahan. 2008. A survey of ants(Hymenoptera:Formicidae) species and distribution in Ningxia. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 29(1): 35-38.
- 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.
- Tie Ru, and Xu Shengquan. 2004. Variety and distribution of ants in Northwest China. Journal of Ningxia Agricultural College 25(3): 4-9.
- Viehmeyer H. 1912. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 14: 1-26.
- Wu J. 1990. Taxonomic studies on the genus Formica of China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Forest Research 3: 1-8.