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Camponotus scalaris
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. scalaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus scalaris Forel, 1901
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -28.67551009° to -29.4082664°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Camponotus scalaris. Worker. Specimen code casent0910463. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- scalaris. Camponotus scalaris Forel, 1901d: 308 (s.w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated), 1 syntype queen.
- Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, 1800 m. (G.D. Haviland).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta): Forel, 1912i: 92;
- combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Emery, 1920b: 258; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 973;
- combination in C. (Myrmisolepis): Santschi, 1921f: 310;
- combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Emery, 1925b: 129.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 973; Arnold, 1924: 722; Emery, 1925b: 129; Bolton, 1995b: 122.
- Distribution: South Africa.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 258, Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex))
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 129, Combination in C. (Myrmopiromis))
- Forel, A. 1901g. Einige neue Ameisen aus Südbrasilien, Java, Natal und Mossamedes. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 10: 297-311 (page 308, soldier, worker, queen described)
- Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 92, Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta))
- Santschi, F. 1921f. Retouches aux sous-genres de Camponotus. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 61: 310-312 (page 310, Combination in C. (Myrmisolepis))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 675-766.