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Camponotus perrisii insularis
| Camponotus perrisii insularis | |
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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 |
| Subspecies: | C. perrisii insularis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Camponotus perrisii insularis Stitz, 1916
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| Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Equatorial Guinea (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- insularis. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii var. insularis Stitz, 1916: 399, fig. 12 (s.q.m.) EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
- Type-material: 3 syntype major workers, 6 syntype queens, 5 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Equatorial Guinea (“West Africa”): Annobon I., 5-17.ix.1911 (Schultze).
- Type-depository: MNHU.
- Subspecies of perrisii: Santschi, 1920i: 4; Bolton, 1995b: 105.
- Synonym of annobonensis: Santschi, 1920i: 4.
- [Note: Santschi gives annobonenis as senior synonym, but insularis has priority.]
- Distribution: Equatorial Guinea (Annobon).
- annobonensis. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus var. annobonensis Santschi, 1920i: 4.
- [First available use of Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus st. chrysogaster var. annobonensis Santschi, 1915c: 277 (w.) EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Annobon); unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Equatorial Guinea: Annobon I. (A. Reichensperger).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 980; Emery, 1925b: 131.
- Synonym of insularis: Santschi, 1920i: 4.
- [Note: Santschi, 1920i: 4, gives annobonenis as senior synonym, but insularis has priority.]
- Junior synonym of insularis: Bolton, 1995b: 86.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1920i. Études sur les maladies et les parasites du cacaoyer et d'autres plantes cultivées à S. Thomé. X. Fourmis de S. Thomé. Extrait des Mémoires publiés par la Société Portugaise des Sciences Naturelles. Lisbonne: Imprimerie de la Librairi (page 4, Senior synonym of annobonensis)
- Stitz, H. 1916. Formiciden. Ergeb. Zweiten Dtsch. Zent.-Afr. Exped. 1: 369-405 (page 399, fig. 12 soldier, worker, queen, male described)