Camponotus punctatus

Camponotus punctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. punctatus
Binomial name
Camponotus punctatus Forel, 1912 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -18.98333333° to -19.23333333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (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.

• punctatus. Camponotus punctatus Forel, 1912i: 76 (w.) BRAZIL (no state data).
  • Type-material: holotype (?) minor worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given, but Hashmi, 1973: 119, records type-material as only one specimen MHNG.]
  • Type-locality: Brazil: (no further data) (received from G. Mayr).
  • Type-depository: MHNG (perhaps also NHMW).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Forel, 1914a: 269.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1925b: 109; Borgmeier, 1927c: 150; Kempf, 1972a: 62; Hashmi, 1973: 119 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 119.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 76, worker described)
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 269, Combination in C. (Myrmothrix))
• Hashmi, A. A. 1973b. A revision of the Neotropical ant subgenus Myrmothrix of genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 16: 1-140 (page 119, see also)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Byk J., K. Del-Claro. 2010. Nectar- and pollen-gathering Cephalotes ants provide no protection against herbivory: a new manipulative experiment to test ant protective capabilities. Acta Ethol. 13: 33-38.
• Marques G. D. V., and K. Del-Claro. 2006. The Ant Fauna in a Cerrado area: The Influence of Vegetation Structure and Seasonality (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 47(1): 1-18.