Camponotus olivieri moshianus

Camponotus olivieri moshianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. olivieri
Subspecies:	C. olivieri moshianus
Trinomial name
Camponotus olivieri moshianus Santschi, 1915

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.

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.

• moshianus. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri var. moshiana Santschi, 1915c: 270 (in key).
  • [First available use of Camponotus foraminosus subsp. lemma var. moshiana Forel, 1907a: 31 (w.) TANZANIA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) minor worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Tanzania (“Afrique orientale”): Moshi (K. Katona).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 981.
  • Subspecies of olivieri: Emery, 1925b: 132; Menozzi, 1933a: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 112.
  • Distribution: Tanzania, Uganda.

References

• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 270, worker described)