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Camponotus quadrisectus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. quadrisectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus quadrisectus (Smith, F., 1858)
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
   
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Images from AntWeb
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| Holotype of Camponotus quadrisectus. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0903576. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- quadrisectus. Formica quadrisecta Smith, F. 1858b: 28 (q.) PHILIPPINES.
- Type-material: holotype (?) queen.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Philippines: (no further data).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 3;
- combination in C. (Myrmophyma): Forel, 1912i: 91;
- combination in C. (Myrmotarsus): Emery, 1920b: 256.
- Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 419; Roger, 1863b: 3; Smith, F. 1871a: 306; Mayr, 1886c: 354; Dalla Torre, 1893: 249; Emery, 1893g: 267; Emery, 1896d: 375 (in list); Forel, 1909b: 57; Wheeler, W.M. 1909d: 343; Forel, 1910d: 127; Forel, 1911d: 390; Forel, 1911e: 290; Forel, 1913k: 129; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 110; Emery, 1925b: 135; Santschi, 1928h: 132; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 240; Baltazar, 1966: 272; Bolton, 1995b: 119; Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 38.
- Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia (Peninsula, Sarawak), Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao).
- Current subspecies: nominal plus hians, margaritae.
Description
References
- Baltazar, C.R. 1966. A catalogue of Philippine Hymenoptera (with a bibliography, 1758-1963). Pacific Insects Monographs 8: 1-488. (page 272, listed)
- Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 256, Combination in C. (Myrmotarsus))
- Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 91, Combination in C. (Myrmophyma))
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 3, Combination in Camponotus)
- Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 28, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Emery C. 1886. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna 5: 363-382
- Forel A. 1911. Die Ameisen des K. Zoologischen Museums in München. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Kl. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Münch. 11: 249-303.
- Pfeiffer M.; Mezger, D.; Hosoishi, S.; Bakhtiar, E. Y.; Kohout, R. J. 2011. The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a preliminary species list. Asian Myrmecology 4:9-58
- Wheeler W. M. 1909. Ants of Formosa and the Philippines. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 26: 333-345.
- Wheeler W. M. 1919. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63:43-147.