Camponotus pompeius cassius

Camponotus pompeius cassius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. pompeius
Subspecies:	C. pompeius cassius
Trinomial name
Camponotus pompeius cassius Wheeler, W.M., 1922

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 4.333333° to 0.516667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

Biology

Association with Other Organisms

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Nematode

• This species is a host for the nematode Mermithidae (unspecified "Mermix") (a parasite) in Congo (Wheeler, 1928; Laciny, 2021).

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• cassius. Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) pompeius subsp. cassius Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 239, figs. 60, 61 (s.w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: 1 syntype major worker, 7 syntype minor workers.
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Yakuluku (H.O. Lang & J.P. Chapin).
  • Type-depository: MCZC.
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 89.
  • Subspecies of pompeius: Emery, 1925b: 89; Weber, 1943c: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 91.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 91, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 89, combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 239, figs. 60, 61 soldier, worker described)
• Wheeler, W.M. 1928. Mermis parasitism and intercastes among ants. Journal of Experimental Zoology 50: 165-237 (doi:10.1002/jez.1400500202).