Camponotus pompeius marius

Camponotus pompeius marius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. pompeius
Subspecies:	C. pompeius marius
Trinomial name
Camponotus pompeius marius Emery, 1899 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 2.91667° to 2.41666°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Cameroun (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.

Nomenclature

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

• marius. Camponotus pompeius subsp. marius Emery, 1899e: 502, fig. (s.w.) CAMEROON, GABON.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-localities: Cameroon: (no further data) (L. Conradt), Cameroon: (no further data) (Y. Sjöstedt) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 964; no lectotype designated), Gabon: (no further data) (from Staudinger & Bang-Haas).
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • Santschi, 1926b: 257 (s.).
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 89.
  • Subspecies of pompeius: Stitz, 1916: 403; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 239, 964; Emery, 1925b: 89; Santschi, 1926b: 257; Menozzi, 1942: 180; Eidmann, 1944: 465, 469; Bernard, 1953b: 261; Bolton, 1995b: 110.
  • Distribution: Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon.

References

• Emery, C. 1899d. Fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 43: 459-504 (page 502, fig. worker described)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 89, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 257, soldier described)