Camponotus sericatus

Camponotus sericatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. sericatus
Binomial name
Camponotus sericatus Mayr, 1887 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -1.897167° to -14.79861111°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.

• sericatus. Camponotus sericatus Mayr, 1887: 515 (w.) BRAZIL (Santa Catarina).
  • Type-material: lectotype minor worker (by designation of Kempf, 1960f: 455), 2 paralectotype minor workers.
  • Type-locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina (L. Hetschko); paralectotypes with same data.
  • Type-depository: NHMW.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Forel, 1914a: 269.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 251; Forel, 1895b: 104; Emery, 1896d: 372 (in list); Emery, 1925b: 109; Borgmeier, 1927c: 150; Santschi, 1939e: 328; Kempf, 1960e: 385; Kempf, 1960f: 455 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 62; Hashmi, 1973: 79 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 123.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 269, Combination in C. (Myrmothrix))
• Hashmi, A. A. 1973b. A revision of the Neotropical ant subgenus Myrmothrix of genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 16: 1-140 (page 79, see also)
• Kempf, W. W. 1960e. Insecta Amapaensia. - Hymenoptera: Formicidae (segunda contribuiça~o). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 385-400 (page 385, see also)
• Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 515, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Fernández F., E. E. Palacio, W. P. Mackay, and E. S. MacKay. 1996. Introducción al estudio de las hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Colombia. Pp. 349-412 in: Andrade M. G., G. Amat García, and F. Fernández. (eds.) 1996. Insectos de Colombia. Estudios escogidos. Bogotá: Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 541 pp
• Hashmi A. A. 1973. A Revision of the Neotropical Ant Subgenus Myrmothrix of Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Studia Ent. 16(1-4): 1-140.
• Kempf W. W. 1960. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica (n.s.)3: 417-466.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
• Santschi F. 1939. Études et descriptions de fourmis néotropiques. Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 10: 312-330.