Camponotus sellidorsatus

Camponotus sellidorsatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. sellidorsatus
Binomial name
Camponotus sellidorsatus Prins, 1973

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -30.31667° to -34.27617°.

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.

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.

• sellidorsatus. Camponotus (Mayria) sellidorsatus Prins, 1973: 21, figs. 25, 26, 34A,B (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: 3 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Namaqualand, Hondeklip Bay, 8.i.1971 (A.J. Prins).
  • Type-depositories: RPPP, SAMC.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 123.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Prins, A. J. 1973. African Formicidae (Hymenoptera) in the South African Museum. Description of four new species and notes on Tetramorium Mayr. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 62: 1-40 (page 21, figs. 25, 26, 34 worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Prins A. J. 1973. African Formicidae (Hymenoptera) in the South African Museum. Description of four new species and notes on Tetramorium Mayr. Annals of the South African Museum 62: 1-40.