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Camponotus rotrae
| Camponotus rotrae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmosaga |
| Species: | C. rotrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus rotrae Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022 | |
Endemic to Madagascar, C. rotrae is geographically limited to the south-central high plateau of Madagascar. The species occupies montane rainforests of the PN Andringitra, gallery forest and grassland of the PN Isalo, savannah woodland of Itremo, and relict montane rainforest of the Forêt Classée d’Analavelona (Fig. 72D). The species nests mainly in rotten logs and under stones. Based on collection data, workers most often forage on the ground and rarely on lower vegetation.
Identification
In full-face view, lateral margins of head anterior to eye level diverging posteriorly; anterior clypeal margin truncate; two pairs of white spots present on second and third abdominal tergites; pronotum, mesonotum, and propodeum not forming separate convexities, metanotal groove not depressed; propodeum immediately in junction with promesonotum; propodeal dorsum straight.
See Camponotus gibber for additional details.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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. |
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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.
- rotrae. Camponotus rotrae Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 157, figs. 39A, 72 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR.
Type Material
- Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Fianarantsoa: PN Isalo, 9.1 km 354° N Ranohira, -22.48167, 45.46167, 725 m, gallery forest, ex rotten log, 27–31 Jan 2003 (Fisher, Griswold et al.) collection code: BLF07331, specimen code: CASENT0485625 (CAS).
- Paratype. 1 major worker of same data as holotype but specimen coded as: CASENT0485628 (CAS).