Camponotus robecchii troglodytes

Camponotus robecchii troglodytes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. robecchii
Subspecies:	C. robecchii troglodytes
Trinomial name
Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894 Specimen Label

This species apparently mimics species of Crematogaster (Wild & Brake, 2009).

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.51667° to -29.76667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique (type locality), Namibia.

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.

• troglodytes. Camponotus troglodites Forel, 1894b: 69 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE.
  • [Justified emendation of spelling to troglodytes: Emery, 1896d: 377.]
  • Type-material: syntype minor workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Mozambique: Delagoa (Liengme).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [Misspelled as troglodites by Santschi, 1913c: 314, and others.]
  • Forel, 1904b: 377 (q.); Santschi, 1914e: 40 (s.); Arnold, 1924: 728 (m.).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmotrema): Forel, 1913a: 145.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1896d: 377 (in list); Forel, 1904b: 377; Forel, 1910f: 29; Forel, 1914d: 254; Santschi, 1914b: 137; Santschi, 1914e: 40; Emery, 1920b: 258; Crawley, 1921: 95; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 984; Stitz, 1923: 165.
  • Subspecies of robecchii: Santschi, 1915c: 271 (in key); Arnold, 1924: 727; Emery, 1925b: 133; Bolton, 1995b: 128; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 205.
  • Distribution: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa.

References

• Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 727, male described)
• Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 727, Subspecies/race of robecchii)
• Crawley, W. C. 1921. New and little-known species of ants from various localities. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(7): 87-97 (page 95, Status as species)
• Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 258, Status as species)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 133, Subspecies/race of robecchii)
• Forel, A. 1894b. Abessinische und andere afrikanische Ameisen, gesammelt von Herrn Ingenieur Alfred Ilg, von Herrn Dr. Liengme, von Herrn Pfarrer Missionar P. Berthoud, Herrn Dr. Arth. Müller etc. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 9: 64-100. (page 69, worker described)
• Forel, A. 1904c [1903]. Note sur les fourmis du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences à St. Pétersbourg. Ezheg. Zool. Muz. 8: 368-388 (page 377, queen described)
• 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, Combination in C. (Myrmotrema))
• Santschi, F. 1914e. Meddelanden från Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Afdelning. 3. Fourmis du Natal et du Zoulouland récoltées par le Dr. I. Trägårdh. Göteb. K. Vetensk. Vitterh. Samh. Handl. 15: 1-44 (page 40, soldier described)
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 271, Subspecies/race 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 984, Status as species)
• Wild, A.L., Brake, I. 2009. Field observations on Milichia patrizii ant-mugging flies (Diptera: Milichiidae: Milichiinae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Invertebrates 50: 205-212.