Camponotus punctulatus pergandei

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Camponotus punctulatus pergandei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. punctulatus
Subspecies: C. punctulatus pergandei
Trinomial name
Camponotus punctulatus pergandei
Emery, 1925

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Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 21.517° to 21.517°.

 
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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Mexico (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • ruficornis. Camponotus punctulatus var. ruficornis Pergande, 1896: 864 (w.) MEXICO (Nayarit).
    • Type-material: 2 syntype minor workers.
    • Type-locality: Mexico: Nayarit, Tepic, x.-xi.1894 (G. Eisen & Vaslit).
    • Type-depository: USNM.
    • [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus chilensis var. ruficornis Emery, 1895d: 214.]
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1896d: 375 (in list); Forel, 1899c: 138.
    • Replacement name: Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus var. pergandei Emery, 1925b: 78.
  • pergandei. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus var. pergandei Emery, 1925b: 78.
    • Replacement name for Camponotus punctulatus var. ruficornis Pergande, 1896: 864. [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus chilensis var. ruficornis Emery, 1895d: 214.]
    • Subspecies of punctulatus: Santschi, 1939e: 325 (in key); Kusnezov, 1952d: 216; Kempf, 1972a: 70; Bolton, 1995b: 117.
    • Distribution: Mexico.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 78, Replacement name for ruficornis)
  • Pergande, T. 1896. Mexican Formicidae. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (2) 5: 858-896 (page 864, [Junior primary homonym of ruficornis Emery, 1895d: 214.])