Camponotus macrocephalus

Camponotus macrocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Camponotus macrocephalus Emery, 1894 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Camponotus geralensis Emery, 1920 Camponotus luederwaldti Santschi, 1922

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 25.68015° to -22.908°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Paraguay, Peru.

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.

• macrocephalus. Camponotus macrocephalus Emery, 1894c: 169 (s.) BRAZIL (Mato Grosso, Santa Catarina), BOLIVIA.
  • Emery, 1920c: 36 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1912i: 90;
  • combination in C. (Pseudocolobopsis): Emery, 1920b: 259.
  • Status as species: Forel, 1895b: 141; Emery, 1896d 375 (in list); Emery, 1920c: 35; Emery, 1925b: 158; Borgmeier, 1927c: 154; Kempf, 1968b: 408; Kempf, 1972a: 64; Bolton, 1995b: 109; Wild, 2007b: 28; Guénard & Economo, 2015: 227.
  • Senior synonym of geralensis: Kempf, 1968b: 408; Kempf, 1972a: 64; Bolton, 1995b: 109.
  • Senior synonym of luederwaldti: Kempf, 1968b: 408; Kempf, 1972a: 64; Bolton, 1995b: 109.
  • [Note: discussion of validity of name is under geralensis.]
• geralensis. Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus subsp. geralensis Emery, 1920c: 36 (s.w.q.) BRAZIL (Santa Catarina).
  • Subspecies of macrocephalus: Emery, 1925b: 158; Borgmeier, 1927c: 155; Eidmann, 1936b: 96; Santschi, 1939e: 329; Kusnezov, 1952d: 212.
  • Junior synonym of macrocephalus: Kempf, 1968b: 408; Kempf, 1972a: 64; Bolton, 1995b: 101.
  • [Note: geralensis was proposed as a replacement name for Camponotus macrocephalus Emery, 1894c: 169, by Shattuck & McArthur, 1995: 122, as both this name and Formica macrocephala Erichson, 1842: 259, were at that time together in Camponotus, and the junior name was a secondary homonym. As the two macrocephalus names now occupy different genera, the replacement name is redundant.]
• luederwaldti. Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) luederwaldti Santschi, 1922c: 118 (s.w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
  • Status as species: Emery, 1925b: 158; Borgmeier, 1927c: 154.
  • Junior synonym of macrocephalus: Kempf, 1968b: 408; Kempf, 1972a: 64; Bolton, 1995b: 109.

References

• Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 169, First available replacement name for macrocephalus)
• Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 36, soldier, worker, queen described)
• Kempf, W. W. 1968b. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. IV. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 11: 369-415 (page 408, Junior synonym of macrocephalus Emery)
• Shattuck, S. O.; McArthur, A. J. 1995. Generic placements of Australian ants described by W. F. Erichson (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 34: 121-123 (page 122, Raised to species, and senior synonym of luederwaldti)
• Snelling, R.R. 2000. A review of the Camponotus montivagus complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 36: 599-611.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Emery C. 1894. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 26: 137-241.
• Emery C. 1920. Studi sui Camponotus. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 52: 3-48.
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
• Kempf W. W. 1968. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. IV. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 11: 369-415.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Kusnezov N. 1952. El género Camponotus en la Argentina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 12: 183-252.
• Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
• Santschi F. 1922. Camponotus néotropiques. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 62: 97-124.
• Santschi F. 1939. Études et descriptions de fourmis néotropiques. Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 10: 312-330.
• Ulyssea M.A., C. E. Cereto, F. B. Rosumek, R. R. Silva, and B. C. Lopes. 2011. Updated list of ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) recorded in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil, with a discussion of research advances and priorities. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 55(4): 603-–611.
• Vittar, F. 2008. Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mesopotamia Argentina. INSUGEO Miscelania 17(2):447-466
• Wild, A. L.. "A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Zootaxa 1622 (2007): 1-55.