Camponotus novogranadensis modestior

Camponotus novogranadensis modestior
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. novogranadensis
Subspecies:	C. novogranadensis modestior
Trinomial name
Camponotus novogranadensis modestior Forel, 1904

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (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.

• modestior. Camponotus novogranadensis var. modestior Forel, 1904c: 51 (w.q.) COSTA RICA.
  • Type-material: syntype worker(s), syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Costa Rica: San Mateo, Surubus (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 156.
  • Subspecies of novogranadensis: Forel, 1912i: 81; Luederwaldt, 1918: 49; Emery, 1925b: 156; Menozzi, 1927c: 268; Kempf, 1972a: 46; Bolton, 1995b: 112.
  • Distribution: Brazil, Costa Rica.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 156, Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus))
• Forel, A. 1904d. Miscellanea myrmécologiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 12: 1-52 (page 51, worker, queen described)