Camponotus nigricans pantiensis

Camponotus nigricans pantiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. nigricans
Subspecies:	C. nigricans pantiensis
Trinomial name
Camponotus nigricans pantiensis Santschi, 1932

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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.

• pantiensis. Camponotus (Myrmotarsus) nigricans var. pantiensis Santschi, 1932b: 18 (q.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, Panti, 26.v.1929 (Voyage Prince & Princesse Léopold of Belgium) (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: MRHN (or perhaps NHMB).
  • Subspecies of nigricans: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 240; Bolton, 1995b: 116.
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra).

References

• Santschi, F. 1932d. Résultats scientifiques du voyage aux Indes orientales néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. le Prince et la Princesse Léopold de Belgique. Hymenoptera. Formicidae. Mém. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg. 4: 11-29 (page 18, queen described)