Camponotus pallescens

Camponotus pallescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. pallescens
Binomial name
Camponotus pallescens Mayr, 1887 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -7.983333333° to -23.516667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.

• pallescens. Camponotus pallescens Mayr, 1887: 512 (s.w.) BRAZIL (Santa Catarina).
  • Type-material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Kempf, 1960f: 453), 1 paralectotype major worker, 4 paralectotype minor workers.
  • Type-locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina (L. Hetschko); paralectotypes with same data.
  • Type-depository: NHMW.
  • Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1968: 219 (l.).
  • Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266;
  • combination in C. (Pseudocolobopsis): Emery, 1920b: 259;
  • combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Kempf, 1960f: 453.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 246; Forel, 1895b: 103; Emery, 1896d: 375 (in list); Forel, 1912i: 74; Forel, 1914a: 266; Emery, 1925b: 159; Borgmeier, 1927c: 155; Kempf, 1960f: 453 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 116.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 259, Combination in C. (Pseudocolobopsis))
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 266, Combination in C. (Camponotus))
• Kempf, W. W. 1960f. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 417-466 (page 453, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 512, soldier, worker described)
• Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1968a. The ant larvae of the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): supplement. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 61: 205-222 (page 219, larva described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Correa M. M., W. D. Fernandes, and I. R. Leal. 2006. Ant Diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Capões in Brazilian Pantanal: Relationship between Species Richness and Structural Complexity. Neotropical Entomology 35(6): 724-730.
• Favretto M. A., E. Bortolon dos Santos, and C. J. Geuster. 2013. Entomofauna from West of Santa Catarina State, South of Brazil. EntomoBrasilis 6 (1): 42-63.
• Kempf W. W. 1960. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica (n.s.)3: 417-466.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
• Santos J. C., and Del-Claro K. 2001. Interactions between ants, herbivores and extrafloral nectaries in Tocoyena formosa (Cham & Schlechtd.) K. Schum. (Rubiaceae) in cerrado vegetation. Rev. Bras. Zoociencias Juiz de Fora 3(1): 77-92.
• Ulyssea M. A., and C. R. F. Brandao. 2013. Ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the seasonally dry tropical forest of northeastern Brazil: a compilation from field surveys in Bahia and literature records. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 57(2): 217–224.