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Camponotus petersii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. petersii |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus petersii Emery, 1895
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| Subspecies | |
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This species has been found in open habitats, e.g., grasslands and open woodlands. Specimens have been collected in pitfall traps, leaf litter samples, and by hand.
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -3.88333° to -33.9808°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa (type locality), Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
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.
- petersii. Camponotus petersii Emery, 1895h: 50, pl. 2, fig. 28 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: 2 syntype minor workers.
- Type-localities: South Africa: Vrijburg, i.-iv.1893 (E. Simon) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 966; no lectotype designated), South Africa: Pretoria, i.-iv.1893 (E. Simon).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- [Camponotus petersii Forel, 1894b: 70 (in text, attributed to Emery). Nomen nudum.]
- Forel, 1914d: 254 (s.); Arnold, 1924: 685 (q.m.).
- Combination in C. (Myrmosericus): Forel, 1912i: 91.
- Status as species: Emery, 1896d: 372 (in list); Forel, 1910f: 30; Forel, 1914d: 254; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 966; Arnold, 1924: 684; Emery, 1925b: 105; Bolton, 1995b: 117.
- Distribution: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus janus.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 684, queen, male described)
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64:15-56. (page 50, pl. 2, fig. 28 worker described)
- Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 91, Combination in C. (Myrmosericus))
- Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 254, soldier described)
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.
- Emery C. 1895. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 64: 15-56.
- Forel A. 1910. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54: 421-458.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- 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