Camponotus sericeiventris pontifex

Camponotus sericeiventris pontifex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. sericeiventris
Subspecies:	C. sericeiventris pontifex
Trinomial name
Camponotus sericeiventris pontifex Santschi, 1936 Specimen labels
Synonyms
Camponotus sericeiventris imperator Wheeler, W.M., 1934

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 21.462° to 21.462°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Mexico (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.

• imperator. Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris subsp. imperator Wheeler, W.M. 1934f: 140 (w.) MEXICO (Nayarit).
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Mexico: Nayarit, Tres Marias Is, Maria Magdalena I., 20.v.1925 (H.H. Keifer).
  • Type-depository: MCZC.
  • [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus caesar subsp. imperator Emery, 1899e: 503.]
  • Subspecies of sericeiventris: Wheeler, W.M. 1935g: 45.
  • Replacement name: Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris st. pontifex Santschi, 1936b: 216.
• pontifex. Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris st. pontifex Santschi, 1936b: 216.
  • Replacement name for Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris subsp. imperator Wheeler, W.M. 1934f: 140. [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus caesar subsp. imperator Emery, 1899e: 503.]
  • Subspecies of sericeiventris: Kempf, 1972a: 48; Bolton, 1995b: 118.
  • Distribution: Mexico.

References

• Santschi, F. 1936b. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Amérique du Sud. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 6: 196-218 (page 216, Replacement name for imperator)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1934f. Ants from the islands off the west coast of Lower California and Mexico. Pan-Pac. Entomol. 10: 132-144 (page 140, [Junior primary homonym of imperator Emery, 1899e: 503.])