Camponotus simillimus riograndensis

Camponotus simillimus riograndensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. simillimus
Subspecies:	C. simillimus riograndensis
Trinomial name
Camponotus simillimus riograndensis Emery, 1888

Distribution

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.

• riograndensis. Camponotus rubripes r. riograndensis Emery, 1888c: 364 (s.w.q.m.) BRAZIL (Rio Grande do Sul).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Santschi, 1922c: 97;
  • combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 83.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1896d: 371 (in list).
  • Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, in Dalla Torre, 1893: 241 (footnote), 250.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 250; von Jhering, 1894: 373; Forel, 1895b: 104.
  • Subspecies of picipes: Emery, 1920b: 233 (footnote).
  • Subspecies of simillimus: Santschi, 1922c: 97; Emery, 1925b: 82; Borgmeier, 1927c: 146; Kempf, 1972a: 72; Bolton, 1995b: 120.

References

• Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 250, Raised to species)
• Emery, C. 1888c [1887]. Formiche della provincia di Rio Grande do Sûl nel Brasile, raccolte dal dott. Hermann von Ihering. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 19: 352-366 (page 364, soldier, worker, queen, male described)
• Emery, C. 1894h. [Untitled.]. Pp. 373-401 in: Ihering, H. von. Die Ameisen von Rio Grande do Sul. Berl. Entomol. Z. 39:321-447. (page 373, Raised to species)
• Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 233, Subspecies of picipes)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 83, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Forel, A. 1895b. A fauna das formigas do Brazil. Bol. Mus. Para. Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 1: 89-139 (page 104, Raised to species)
• Santschi, F. 1922d. Camponotus néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 62: 97-124 (page 97, Combination in C. (Myrmoturba))
• Santschi, F. 1922d. Camponotus néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 62: 97-124 (page 97, Subspecies of simillimus)