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Camponotus ostiarius
| Camponotus ostiarius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. ostiarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus ostiarius Forel, 1914
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -29.76667° to -33.03333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Camponotus ostiarius. Worker. Specimen code casent0910559. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
     
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| Type of Camponotus ostiarius. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0903507. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ostiarius. Camponotus (Myrmamblys) ostiarius Forel, 1914d: 258 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Durban (G. Arnold).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Arnold, 1924: 702 (q.m.).
- Combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys): Santschi, 1926c: 604.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 992; Santschi, 1923e: 292; Arnold, 1924: 701; Emery, 1925b: 141; Bolton, 1995b: 115.
- Distribution: South Africa.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 702, queen, male described)
- Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 258, soldier, worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 604, Combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 675-766.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004