Camponotus robecchii assumptionis

Camponotus robecchii assumptionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. robecchii
Subspecies:	C. robecchii assumptionis
Trinomial name
Camponotus robecchii assumptionis Crawley, 1921 Specimen Label

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -9.75° to -9.75°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Malagasy Region: Seychelles (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.

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• assumptionis. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) troglodytes r. assumptionis Crawley, 1921: 95 (s.w.) SEYCHELLES (Assumption).
  • Type-material: 1 (?) syntype major worker, 1 (?) syntype minor worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Seychelles: Assumption Is (Aldabra), 1916, no. 322 (P.R. Dupont).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Subspecies of robecchii: Bolton, 1995b: 86.
  • Distribution: Seychelles.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 86, subspecies of robechii: current status: catalogue)
• Crawley, W. C. 1921. New and little-known species of ants from various localities. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(7): 87-97. (page 95, soldier, worker described)