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Camponotus sexguttatus montserratensis
| Camponotus sexguttatus montserratensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. sexguttatus |
| Subspecies: | C. sexguttatus montserratensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Camponotus sexguttatus montserratensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Lesser Antilles.
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.
- montserratensis. Camponotus sexguttatus var. montserratensis Wheeler, W.M. 1923c: 7 (w.q.m.) MONTSERRAT.
- Type-material: 6 syntype workers, 2 syntype queens, 3 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Montserrat I.: (no further data), 19.vi.1912 (H.A. Ballou).
- Type-depository: MCZC .
- Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta): Kempf, 1972a: 58.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1923c: 8 (in key).
- Subspecies of sexguttatus: Kusnezov, 1952d: 224; Kempf, 1972a: 58; Bolton, 1995b: 112.
- Distribution: Montserrat.
Description
References
- Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 58, Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta))
- Wheeler, W. M. 1923d. Report on the ants collected by the Barbados-Antigua Expedition from the University of Iowa in 1918. Stud. Nat. Hist. Iowa Univ. 10(3 3: 3-9 (page 7, worker, queen, male described)