Camponotus nigronitidus

Camponotus nigronitidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. nigronitidus
Binomial name
Camponotus nigronitidus Azuma, 1951

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Japan (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.

• nigronitidus. Camponotus (Myrmamblys) nigronitidus Azuma, 1951: 89 (footnote) (w.) JAPAN.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Japan: Osaka, Ikeda, 1.vii.1933 (M. Azuma).
  • Type-depository: unknown.
  • [Note: Terayama, 1999b: 27, says the type-material was lost in a fire, and the taxon can not be interpreted.]
  • Status as species: Onoyama, 1980: 201; Bolton, 1995b: 113; Radchenko, 1997d: 813.
  • Incertae sedis in Camponotus: Terayama, 1999b: 27.
  • Distribution: Japan.

References

• Azuma, M. 1951. On the myrmecological-fauna of Osaka Prefecture, Japan with description of new species (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). Hyogo Biol. 1: 86-90 (page 89, (footnote) worker described)