Camponotus rufoglaucus zanzibaricus

Camponotus rufoglaucus zanzibaricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. rufoglaucus
Subspecies:	C. rufoglaucus zanzibaricus
Trinomial name
Camponotus rufoglaucus zanzibaricus Forel, 1911 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• zanzibaricus. Camponotus rufoglaucus subsp. zanzibaricus Forel, 1911e: 287 (s.w.) TANZANIA.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Tanzania: Zanzibar ( no collector’s name).
  • Type-depositories: MHNG, ZSBS.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmosericus): Emery, 1925b: 107.
  • Subspecies of rufoglaucus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 969; Emery, 1925b: 107; Bolton, 1995b: 130.
  • Distribution: Tanzania (Zanzibar).

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 107, Combination in C. (Myrmosericus))
• Forel, A. 1911e. Ameisen des Herrn Prof. v. Ihering aus Brasilien (Sao Paulo usw.) nebst einigen anderen aus Südamerika und Afrika (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1911: 285-312 (page 287, worker described)