Camponotus robecchii rhodesianus

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

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -17.78333° to -26.375°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (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.

• rhodesianus. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) troglodytes var. rhodesiana Forel, 1913a: 145 (s.w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-localities: Zimbabwe (“S Rhodesia”): Redbank (G. Arnold) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985; no lectotype designated), Zimbabwe (“S Rhodesia”): Selukwe (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Arnold, 1924: 726 (q.).
  • Subspecies of troglodytes: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985.
  • Subspecies of robecchii: Santschi, 1915c: 271 (in key); Arnold, 1924: 725; Emery, 1925b: 133; Prins, 1963: 108; Bolton, 1995b: 120.
  • Distribution: South Africa, Zimbabwe.

References

• Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 726, queen described)
• Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 725, Variety/race/subspecies of robecchii)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 133, Variety/race/subspecies of robecchii)
• Forel, A. 1913a. Fourmis de Rhodesia, etc. récoltées par M. G. Arnold, le Dr. H. Brauns et K. Fikendey. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 108-147 (page 145, soldier, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 271, Variety/race/subspecies of robecchii)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 985, Variety of troglodytes)