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Camponotus setosus
| Camponotus setosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. setosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus setosus Shattuck & McArthur, 2002
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This apparently uncommon species is restricted to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. All known collections consist of ground-foraging workers in open Eucalyptus woodlands.
Identification
Erect hairs present on tibiae. Metanotal groove a distinct, shallow trough. These two characters will separate this distinctive species from others in this group.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -14.88° to -16.65°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- setosus. Camponotus setosus Shattuck & McArthur, 2002: 81, figs. 41-43 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
- Type-material: holotype minor worker, 21 paratype minor workers.
- Type-locality: holotype Australia: Western Australia, Manning River Gorge, 16°39’S, 125°55’E, 1.vi.1992 (S.O. Shattuck); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: ANIC (holotype); ANIC, SAMA (paratypes).
- Status as species: McArthur, 2007a: 310; McArthur, 2014: 172.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Holotype, minor worker, Manning River Gorge, Western Australia, Australia, 1 June 1992, Shattuck,S.O., ANIC32-017679, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 1 worker, Manning River Gorge, Western Australia, Australia, 1 June 1992, Shattuck,S.O., ANIC32-002676, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 3 workers, Manning River Gorge, Western Australia, Australia, 1 June 1992, Shattuck,S.O., ANIC32-002678, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 18 workers, Manning River Gorge, Western Australia, Australia, 1 June 1992, Shattuck,S.O., Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 3 workers, Manning River Gorge, Western Australia, Australia, 1 June 1992, Shattuck,S.O., South Australian Museum.
Description
Minor worker
Pronotum and mesonotum form together an even, raised convexity followed by the angular trough of the metanotum, the weakly convex dorsal surface of the propodeum, a widely rounded angle and the straight posterior face. Entire body covered with dense flat lying pubescence, erect setae absent from antennae. Pubescence on posterior of gaster yellow, elsewhere white. Caster black, most of head, mesosoma and node black, the remainder with red patches; antennae dark brown; coxa and femora red, tibiae and tarsi brown.
Measurements
Workers (n=4). CI 0.85 — 0.88; HL I.88mm — I .96mm; HW 1.64mm — I .69mm; ML 3.08mm — 3.20mm; MTL 2.34mm — 2.54mm; PnW 1.50mm — 1.54mm; SI 1.45 — 1.57; SL 2.45mm — 2.62mm.
Etymology
Named after the abundant long setae present on most regions of its body.
References
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
- Shattuck, S.O. and McArthur, A.J. 2002. A taxonomic revision of the Camponotus wiederkehri and perjurus species-groups (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 126:63-90.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Andersen A. N., B. D. Hoffmann, and S. Oberprieler. 2016. Diversity and biogeography of a species-rich ant fauna of the Australian seasonal tropics. Insect Science DOI 10.1111/1744-7917.12402