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Camponotus propinquus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. propinquus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus propinquus Mayr, 1887
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -26.808285° to -31.632389°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality), Colombia.
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.
- propinquus. Camponotus propinquus Mayr, 1887: 517 (w.) BRAZIL (Santa Catarina).
- Type-material: lectotype minor worker (by designation of Kempf, 1960f: 461), 1 paralectotype minor worker.
- Type-locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina (L. Hetschko); paralectotype with same data.
- Type-depository: NHMW.
- Kusnezov, 1952d: 194 (s.q.).
- Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272;
- combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Emery, 1920c: 46.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 248; Forel, 1895b: 103; Emery, 1896d: 377 (in list); Emery, 1920c: 46; Emery, 1925b: 165; Borgmeier, 1927c: 158; Kusnezov, 1952d: 215; Kusnezov, 1953b: 339; Kempf, 1960f: 461 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 118; Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012: 256; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 113; Mackay & Mackay, 2019: 766.
- Senior synonym of paris: Kempf, 1960f: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 118.
- Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus baretoi.
- paris. Camponotus paris Forel, 1912i: 80 (s.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
- Type-material: holotype major worker.
- Type-locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Botucatu (E.A. Goeldi).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- [Misspelled as pavis by Luederwaldt, 1918: 52.]
- Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272;
- combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Emery, 1925b: 165.
- Status as species: Luederwaldt, 1918: 52; Emery, 1925b: 165; Borgmeier, 1927c: 157.
- Junior synonym of propinquus: Kempf, 1960f: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 116.
Description
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 46, Combination in C. (Myrmobrachys))
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 272, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
- Kempf, W. W. 1960f. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 417-466 (page 461, Senior synonym of paris)
- Kusnezov, N. 1952f [1951]. El género Camponotus en la Argentina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana 12: 183-252 (page 194, soldier, queen described)
- Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 517, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bezdeckova K., P. Bedecka, and I. Machar. 2015. A checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4020 (1): 101–133.
- Emery C. 1920. Studi sui Camponotus. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 52: 3-48.
- Forel A. 1912. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 20: 59-92.
- Kempf W. W. 1960. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica (n.s.)3: 417-466.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Kusnezov N. 1952. El género Camponotus en la Argentina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 12: 183-252.
- Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.
- Kusnezov, N.. "Lista de las hormigas de Tucumán con descripción de dos nuevos géneros (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Acta Zoologica Lilloana 13 (1953): 327-339.
- Pignalberi C. T. 1961. Contribución al conocimiento de los formícidos de la provincia de Santa Fé. Pp. 165-173 in: Comisión Investigación Científica; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina) 1961. Actas y trabajos del primer Congreso Sudamericano de Zoología (La Plata, 12-24 octubre 1959). Tomo III. Buenos Aires: Librart, 276 pp.
- Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
- Vittar, F. 2008. Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mesopotamia Argentina. INSUGEO Miscelania 17(2):447-466
- Vittar, F., and F. Cuezzo. "Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina." Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina (versión On-line ISSN 1851-7471) 67, no. 1-2 (2008).