Camponotus mozabensis

Camponotus mozabensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. mozabensis
Binomial name
Camponotus mozabensis Emery, 1899 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Camponotus foreli impolitus Forel, 1902

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 36.45° to 31.6°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• mozabensis. Camponotus mozabensis Emery, 1899b: 17, fig. (s.w.) ALGERIA.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Algeria: Ghardaïa Prov., M’zab (A. Chobaut).
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • Cagniant, 1996b: 94 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta): Forel, 1914a: 273;
  • combination in C. (Myrmosericus): Emery, 1920b: 256.
  • Status as species: Forel, 1902g: 463; Emery, 1925b: 105; Cagniant, 1964: 91; Cagniant, 1970c: 34; Bolton, 1995b: 112; Cagniant, 1995b: 94; Cagniant, 1996b: 94; Cagniant, 2006a: 194; Borowiec, L. 2014: 37.
  • Senior synonym of impolitus: Forel, 1902g: 463; Emery, 1925b: 105; Bolton, 1995b: 112.
  • Distribution: Algeria, Morocco.
• impolitus. Camponotus foreli r. impolitus Forel, 1902a: 158 (w.) ALGERIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Algeria: between Laghouat and Messaad (A. Lameere).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Junior synonym of mozabensis: Forel, 1902g: 463; Emery, 1925b: 105; Bolton, 1995b: 104.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Cagniant, H. 1996b. Les Camponotus du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): clé et catalogue des espèces. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (N.S.) 32: 87-100 (page 94, queen described)
• Emery, C. 1899b. Glanures myrmécologiques (Hymén.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1899: 17-20 (page 17, fig. worker described)
• Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 256, Combination in C. (Myrmosericus))
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 105, Senior synonym of impolitus)
• Forel, A. 1902i. Fourmis d'Algérie récoltées par M. le Dr. K. Escherich. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 46: 462-463 (page 463, Senior synonym of impolitus)
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 273, Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Cagniant, H.. "Deuxième liste de fourmis d'Algérie, récoltées principalement en forêt (Deuxième partie)." Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 106 (1970): 28-40.
• Cagniant, H.. "Les Camponotus du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): clé et catalogue des espèces." Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N.S.) 32 (1996): 87-100.
• Cagniant, H.. "Étude de quelques fourmis marocaines. Statistique provisoire des Formicidae du Maroc." Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire naturelle de l' Afrique du Nord 53 (1964): 83-118.
• Cagniant, H.. Les peuplements de fourmis des forêts algériennes: écologie, biocénotique, essai biologique. Universite de Toulouse, 1973.
• Emery, C.. "Glanures myrmécologiques (Hymén.)." Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1899 (1899): 17-20.
• Forel, A.. "Les fourmis du Sahara algérien récoltées par M. le Professeur A. Lameere et le Dr. A. Diehl." Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 46 (1902): 147-158.