Camponotus nasutus pretiosus

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Camponotus nasutus pretiosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. nasutus
Subspecies: C. nasutus pretiosus
Trinomial name
Camponotus nasutus pretiosus
Arnold, 1922

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.98333° to -20.16667°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Nomenclature

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

  • pretiosus. Camponotus (Myrmophyma) nasutus var. pretiosus Arnold, 1922: 669 (s.q.) ZIMBABWE.
    • Type-material: 1 syntype major worker, 1 syntype queen.
    • Type-locality: Zimbabwe: Bulawayo, Hillside (G. Arnold).
    • Type-depository: SAMC.
    • Santschi, 1937a: 65 (q.).
    • Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Emery, 1925b: 140.
    • Subspecies of nasutus: Emery, 1925b: 140; Santschi, 1937a: 65; Bolton, 1995b: 118.
    • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

Description

References

  • Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 669, soldier, worker described)
  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 140, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
  • Santschi, F. 1937a. Glanure de fourmis éthiopiennes. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 47-66 (page 65, queen described)