Camponotus robertae

Camponotus robertae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. robertae
Binomial name
Camponotus robertae Santschi, 1926 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ivory Coast (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

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Camponotus robertae. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0911879. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• robertae. Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) robertae Santschi, 1926c: 605 (q.) IVORY COAST.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Ivory Coast: Dimbroko (E. Le Moult).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 120.
  • Distribution: Ivory Coast.

References

• Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 605, queen described)