Camponotus ornatus

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Camponotus ornatus
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Camponotus bellus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus ornatus
Forel, 1907

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Camponotus bellus.

Nomenclature

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

  • ornatus. Camponotus ornatus Forel, 1907a: 36 (s.) INDONESIA (Ambon I.).
    • Type-material: holotype (?) major worker.
    • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
    • Type-locality: Indonesia: Ambon (L. Biró).
    • Type-depository: MHNG (perhaps also HNHM).
    • [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus ruficeps var. ornatus Emery, 1894c: 173.]
    • Replacement name: Camponotus bellus Forel, 1908c: 404.

References

  • Forel, A. 1907d. Formicides du Musée National Hongrois. Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 5: 1-42 (page 36, soldier described)
  • Forel, A. 1908h. Ameisen aus Sao Paulo (Brasilien), Paraguay etc. gesammelt von Prof. Herm. v. Ihering, Dr. Lutz, Dr. Fiebrig, etc. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 58: 340-418 (page 404, Replacement name: bellus)