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Camponotus perrisii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. perrisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus perrisii Forel, 1886
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6.25054° to -12.46161°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Angola (type locality), Kenya.
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 perrisii. Worker. Specimen code casent0910472. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
   
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| Type of unpublished name: Camponotus perrisii gerard. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0911848. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
  
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| Type of unpublished name: Camponotus perrisii gerard. Worker. Specimen code casent0911849. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- perrisii. Camponotus foraminosus r. perrisii Forel, 1886f: 177 (s.w.q.) ANGOLA, KENYA.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
- Type-localities: major and minor workers Angola: Malangé (M. Buchner) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 983; no lectotype designated), minor workers Kenya: Kitui (J.M. Hildebrandt).
- Type-depositories: MHNG, MNHU.
- [Misspelled as perrini by Santschi, 1910c: 393.]
- Combination in C. (Myrmotrema): Forel, 1913b: 342.
- Subspecies of foraminosus: Emery, in Dalla Torre, 1893: 231 (footnote); Santschi, 1910c: 393; Forel, 1913b: 342.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 247; Emery, 1896d: 377 (in list); Santschi, 1911g: 216; Forel, 1914a: 270; Santschi, 1915c: 272 (in key); Stitz, 1916: 399; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 251, 983; Emery, 1925b: 131; Santschi, 1925h: 168; Santschi, 1930b: 58; Karavaiev, 1931d: 51; Santschi, 1937d: 243; Bolton, 1995b: 117; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 205.
- Distribution: Angola, Congo, Kenya.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus densipunctatus, insularis, jucundus, nigeriensis.
Description
References
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 247, Status as species)
- Forel, A. 1886h. Études myrmécologiques en 1886. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 30: 131-215 (page 177, soldier, worker, queen described)
- Forel, A. 1913b. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 2: 306-351 (page 342, Combination in C. (Myrmotrema))
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 270, Status as species)
- Santschi, F. 1910c [1909]. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 78: 349-400 (page 393, Subspecies of foraminosus)
- Santschi, F. 1911g. Nouvelles fourmis du Congo et du Benguela. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 1: 204-217 (page 216, Status as species)
- Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 277, Status as species)
- Stitz, H. 1916. Formiciden. Ergeb. Zweiten Dtsch. Zent.-Afr. Exped. 1: 369-405 (page 399, Status as species)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. 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. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 983, Status as species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1886. Études myrmécologiques en 1886.. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 30: 131-215.
- Karavaiev V. 1931. Ameisen aus Englisch-Ostafrika. Zool. Anz. 95: 42-51.
- Medler J. T. 1980: Insects of Nigeria - Check list and bibliography. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 30: i-vii, 1-919.
- Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
- Santschi F. 1915. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84: 244-282.
- Santschi F. 1937. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola (2me voyage) 1932-1933. Fourmis angolaises. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 44: 211-250.