Well known, common and widely distributed throughout Africa. A common ground nesting and foraging ant which often ascends trees to tend aphids, but does not build tents (Taylor 1977). It was not among the commoner species in the 76-farm survey of Taylor & Adedoyin (1978). Known to be prey of Oecophylla longinoda (Taylor et al., 2018). While this species has been suggested as being invasive in may parts of the world, these reports appear to be largely the result of misidentifications or are presented with little or no justification; additional details are required to confirm its occurrence outside its native range.
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.
This species is a mutualist for the aphidCinara apini (a trophobiont) (Jones, 1927; Saddiqui et al., 2019).
This species is a host for the eucharitid waspHydrorhoa striaticeps Kieffer complex (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (multiple encounter modes; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
This species is a host for the phorid flyApocephalus coquilletti (a parasite) (phorid.net) (attacked).
This species is a host for the strepsipteranPseudacteon simplex (a parasite) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode secondary; indirect transmission; transmission outside nest).
Material of the unavailable names calceatus, cataractae, citinus, cluis, contaminatus, diffusus, hansingi, importunoides, madecassa, pessimus referred here by Baroni Urbani, 1972: 124-127; Bolton, 1995b: 110.
Distribution:
Afrotropical: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea (+ Bioko), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania (+ Zanzibar), Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
ballioni. Camponotus maculatus r. ballioni Forel, 1904d: 176 (s.w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
Type-localities: South Africa: Cape (ex coll. Ballion, ex coll. Puls) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 954; no lectotype designated), South Africa: Port Elisabeth (H. Brauns).
Type-depository: MRHN (probably also MHNG).
Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 87.
As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 954.
flavominor. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus var. flavominor Emery, 1925b: 87.
[First available use of Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus st. melanocnemis var. flavominor Santschi, 1920i: 4 (s.w.) BENIN (footnote); unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
intonsus. Camponotus maculatus subsp. intonsus Emery, 1905d: 29 (footnote) (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Prov. (no collector’s name) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 955; no lectotype designated) South Africa: Transvaal (no collector’s name).
liocnemis. Camponotus maculatus subsp. liocnemis Emery, 1905d: 30 (footnote) (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
Type-localities: South Africa: Transvaal (no collector’s name) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 958; no lectotype designated), South Africa: Cape Prov. (no collector’s name).
[Note: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 958, provides the syntype data Transvaal, Makapan (E. Simon).]
Type-depository: MSNG.
[Misspelled as lioculmis by Forel, 1905b: 180 (in text); misspelled as liochnemis by Santschi, 1914e: 38.]
Santschi, 1914e: 38 (q.m.).
Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Santschi, 1914d: 379.
lohieri. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus var. lohieri Emery, 1915g: 22.
[First available use of Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus st. melanocnemis var. lohieri Santschi, 1913c: 313 (w.) IVORY COAST; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
[Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
melanocnemis. Camponotus maculatus var. melanocnemis Santschi, 1911c: 368 (s.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
Type-material: syntype major workers (number not stated).
Type-localities: Congo (“Congo français”): (no further data), 1894 (H. Pobeguin) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 956; no lectotype designated), Congo (“Congo français”): Grand Lahou, 1894 (H. Pobeguin).
Type-depository: MNHN.
Santschi, 1915c: 278 (w.).
As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1920c: 5.
proletaria. Camponotus maculatus subsp. proletaria Baroni Urbani, 1971b: 362.
Replacement name for Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus st. miserabilis Santschi, 1914d: 379. [Junior primary homonym of *Camponotus miserabilis Förster, 1891: 430.]
semispicatus. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus var. semispicatus Emery, 1925b: 87.
[First available use of Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus st. mathildae var. semispicata Santschi, 1914b: 130 (s.w.q.m.) KENYA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
Type-localities: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Nairobi, Kikuyu land, 1700 m., st. no. 11, xi. 1911 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 957; no lectotype designated), Kenya: Naivasha, 1900 m., st. no. 14, xii.1911 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel), Kenya: Gilgil, 1980 m., st. no. 15, xii.1911 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel), Kenya: Nakuru, 1280 m., st. no. 17, xii.1911 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel), Kenya: Kijabe, Kikuyu escarpment, 2100 m., st. no. 27, xii.1911 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel), Kenya: nr Nairobi, Masai steppe, 1904 (no collector’s name, probably Ch. Alluaud).
Taylor et al. (2018): Camponotus lohieri Santschi, 1913, new status (here, originally described as Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus Fab. stirps melanocnemis Sants. v. lohieri n. var. Santschi, 1913; raised status to Camponotus maculatus F., var. lohieri Sant., Emery, 1915g: 22), CASENT0905268), Haut-Dahomey, DESANTI.
This treatment of C. lohieri as a valid species by Taylor et al. (2018) was proposed without comment or justification, has has not been accepted by subsequent authors.
Taylor et al. (2018) treat Camponotus proletaria as a full, distinct species but provide no justification for the change. Subsequent authors have not followed this treatment.
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