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Camponotus posticus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. posticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus posticus Santschi, 1926
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality), Kenya.
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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Camponotus posticus. Worker. Specimen code casent0912017. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- posticus. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) posticus Santschi, 1926b: 254, fig. 5C (s.w.) CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: 4 syntype major and minor workers.
- Type-localities: 1 worker Congo (“Congo français”): (no further data) (A. Weiss), 3 workers Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Karemi (Bayer).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 118; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 205.
- Distribution: Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 254, fig. 5 soldier, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Braet Y., and B. Taylor. 2008. Mission entomologique au Parc National de Pongara (Gabon). Bilan des Formicidae (Hymenoptera) recoltes. Bulletin S. R. B. E./K.B.V.E. 144: 157-169.