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Camponotus placidus
| Camponotus placidus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. placidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus placidus (Smith, F., 1858) | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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.
- placidus. Formica placida Smith, F. 1858b: 27 (q.) INDONESIA (Java).
- Type-material: holotype (?) queen.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Java (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: unknown (“Coll. East India House”).
- Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 3;
- subgenus indeterminate: Bolton, 1995b: 117.
- Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 419; Roger, 1863b: 3; Smith, F. 1871a: 306; Dalla Torre, 1893: 204; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 200; Bolton, 1995b: 117.
- Distribution: Indonesia (Java).
Description
References
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 3, Combination in Camponotus)
- Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 27, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327