Camponotus robecchii abyssinicus

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Camponotus robecchii abyssinicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. robecchii
Subspecies: C. robecchii abyssinicus
Trinomial name
Camponotus robecchii abyssinicus
Santschi, 1913

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia (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.

  • abyssinicus. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) troglodytes var abyssinica Santschi, 1913c: 314 (q.) ETHIOPIA.
    • Type-material: holotype queen.
    • Type-locality: Ethiopia (“Abyssinia”): Dire Doua (J. Roger).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1915c: 271 (in key); Emery, 1925b: 133.
    • Subspecies of troglodytes: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985.
    • Subspecies of robecchii: Bolton, 1995b: 84.
    • Distribution: Ethiopia.

Description

References

  • Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 84, subspecies of robecchii, current status, catalogue)
  • Santschi, F. 1913c. Glanures de fourmis africaines. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 302-314 (page 314, queen described)