Camponotus nidulans

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Camponotus nidulans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. nidulans
Binomial name
Camponotus nidulans
(Smith, F., 1860)

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms


Photo Gallery

  • Camponotus nidulans infected by Ophiocordyceps camponoti-nidulantis on its typical display where the antennae are spread in order to optimize the transmission of asexual spores produced along the antenna. Dead on a summit position, aiming to spread the sexual spores. (Photo by João P. M. Araújo)

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 18.6° to -16.1°.

 
North
Temperate 		North
Subtropical 		Tropical South
Subtropical 		South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

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

Association with Other Organisms

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  • This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
  • This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps camponoti-nidulantis (a pathogen) (Araujo et al., 2018).
  • This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps camponoti-nidulantis (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • nidulans. Formica nidulans Smith, F. 1860c: 69 (w.q.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
    • Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated).
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Amazonas, St Paul (= São Paulo de Olivença) (H.W. Bates).
    • Type-depository: BMNH.
    • Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 672;
    • combination in Dendromyrmex: Emery, 1896d: 378;
    • combination in C. (Dendromyrmex): Fernández, 2002: 65.
    • Status as species: Mayr, 1862: 672 (redescription); Mayr, 1863: 400; Roger, 1863b: 5; Mayr, 1878: 869 (in key); Dalla Torre, 1893: 244; Forel, 1895b: 103; Emery, 1896d: 378 (in list); Forel, 1908c: 417; Wheeler, W.M. 1916c: 13; Mann, 1916: 484; Emery, 1925b: 174; Borgmeier, 1927c: 163; Kempf, 1960e: 400; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169; Fernández, 2002: 65 (redescription); Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 113; Mackay & Mackay, 2019: 763.
    • Senior synonym of acoma: Fernández, 2002: 65.
    • Senior synonym of fabricii: Fernández, 2002: 65.
    • Senior synonym of felis: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Senior synonym of io: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Senior synonym of mamoreensis: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Senior synonym of niger: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Senior synonym of nigripes: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Senior synonym of pictus: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Senior synonym of rufescens: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Senior synonym of vestita: Fernández, 2002: 66.
    • Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela.
  • acoma. Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) fabricii var. acoma Forel, 1908c: 418 (w.) BRAZIL (Espirito Santo).
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Espirito Santo (H. von Ihering).
    • Type-depository: MHNG.
    • Combination in Dendromyrmex: Emery, 1925b: 173.
    • Subspecies of fabricii: Emery, 1925b: 173; Borgmeier, 1927c: 162; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 65.
  • fabricii. Camponotus fabricii Roger, 1862c: 285 (footnote) (w.) SURINAME.
    • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
    • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
    • Type-locality: Suriname: (no further data).
    • Type-depository: unknown (perhaps MNHU).
    • [Misspelled as fabrcicii by Borgmeier, 1927c: 162.]
    • Combination in Dendromyrmex: Emery, 1895j: 772;
    • combination in C. (Dendromyrmex): Forel, 1899c: 158.
    • Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 5; Mayr, 1863: 398; Mayr, 1870a: 373 (in key); Mayr, 1878: 869 (in key); Mayr, 1884: 30; Dalla Torre, 1893: 230; Forel, 1895b: 102; Emery, 1896d: 378 (in list); Wheeler, W.M. 1916c: 13; Mann, 1916: 484; Santschi, 1921g: 102; Mann, 1922: 54; Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 6; Emery, 1925b: 173; Borgmeier, 1927c: 162; Kempf, 1960e: 399; Kempf, 1970b: 342; Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 65.
  • felis. Dendromyrmex chartifex var. felis Wheeler, W.M. 1916c: 13 (w.q.) GUYANA (date of publication, 21.ii.1916).
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
    • Type-locality: Guyana (“British Guiana”): Tukeit (F.E. Lutz).
    • [Note: Mann, 1916: 484, gives locality data as Guyana (“British Guiana”): Tumatumari (no collector’s name).]
    • Type-depository: AMNH.
    • [Also described as new by Mann, 1916: 484 (date of publication, (30).ix.1916).]
    • Subspecies of chartifex: Emery, 1925b: 173; Borgmeier, 1927c: 162; Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.
  • io. Dendromyrmex fabricii subsp. io Weber, 1943b: 77 (w.) GUYANA.
    • Type-material: holotype worker.
    • Type-locality: Guyana (“British Guiana”): Cuyuwini River, Upper Essequibo, 15.xi.1935, no. M5631 (J.G. Myers).
    • Type-depository: MCZC.
    • Subspecies of fabricii: Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.
  • mamoreensis. Dendromyrmex chartifex subsp. mamoreensis Mann, 1916: 485 (w.) BRAZIL (Rondônia).
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso (now Rondônia), Madeira-Mamoré Railroad Company Camp 39, 1911 (Stanford Expd.) (W.M. Mann).
    • Type-depository: MCZC.
    • Status as species: Santschi, 1921g: 102.
    • Subspecies of chartifex: Emery, 1925b: 173; Borgmeier, 1927c: 162; Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.
  • niger. Dendromyrmex fabricii subsp. niger Weber, 1943b: 76 (w.) SURINAME.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “workers from a colony”).
    • Type-locality: Suriname: Courantyne River, ca 50 mi. above Hepseba, 9.vii.1936, no 550 (W.M. Mann).
    • Type-depository: MCZC (perhaps also AMNH).
    • [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Camponotus sicheli nigra Emery, 1925b: 121.]
    • Subspecies of fabricii: Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.
  • nigripes. Dendromyrmex nidulans var. nigripes Wheeler, W.M. 1916c: 13 (w.q.) GUYANA.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “several”), 1 syntype queen.
    • Type-locality: Guyana (“British Guiana”): Kaieteur , 1911 (AMNH Expd.) (F.E. Lutz).
    • Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC.
    • Subspecies of nidulans: Emery, 1925b: 174; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.
  • pictus. Dendromyrmex fabricii var. pictus Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 6 (w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
    • Type-material: 6 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Amazonas, Manaus, Lago de Poraquecuare, 14.v.1915 (A. Roman).
    • Type-depository: MCZC (perhaps also NHRS).
    • Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953e: 202 (l.).
    • [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Camponotus ligniperdus pictus Forel, 1886f: 141.]
    • Subspecies of fabricii: Emery, 1925b: 174; Borgmeier, 1927c: 162; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.
  • rufescens. Dendromyrmex fabricii var. rufescens Wheeler, W.M. 1916c: 13 (w.) GUYANA.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “numerous”).
    • Type-locality: Guyana (“British Guiana”): Tukeit , 1911 (AMNH Expd.) (F.E. Lutz).
    • Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC.
    • Subspecies of fabricii: Emery, 1925b: 174; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.
  • vestita. Dendromyrmex mamoreensis st. vestita Santschi, 1921g: 102 (w.) FRENCH GUIANA.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: French Guiana: La Mana, 1864 (M eliàon (= Melinon)).
    • Type-depository: MNHN, NHMB.
    • [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Formica vestita Smith, 1858b: 32.]
    • Subspecies of chartifex: Emery, 1925b: 173; Kempf, 1972a: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
    • Junior synonym of nidulans: Fernández, 2002: 66.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Dattilo W. et al. 2019. MEXICO ANTS: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic-Neotropical interface. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2944
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  • Emery C. 1896. Formiche raccolte dal dott. E. Festa nei pressi del golfo di Darien. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della Reale Università di Torino 11(229): 1-4.
  • Fernández F. 2002. Revisión de las hormigas Camponotus subgénero Dendromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo). 42: 47-101.
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  • Weber N. A. 1943. New ants from Venezuela and neighboring countries. Bol. Entomol. Venez. 2: 67-78.
  • Wheeler W. M. 1916. Ants collected in British Guiana by the expedition of the American Museum of Natural History during 1911. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 35: 1-14.
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