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Camponotus simus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. simus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus simus Emery, 1908
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| Subspecies | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.
- simus. Camponotus simus Emery, 1908b: 188, fig. 2 (s.w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Sankuru (E. Luja).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 990; Emery, 1925b: 141;
- combination in C. (Myrmotemnus): Emery, 1920b: 258;
- combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys): Santschi, 1926c: 604.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1910c: 393; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 990; Emery, 1925b: 141; Santschi, 1926c: 600, 604; Bolton, 1995b: 124; McArthur, 2012: 122.
- Distribution: Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus manidis.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1908c. Descriptions d'une genre nouveau et de plusieurs formes nouvelles de fourmis du Congo. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 52: 184-189 (page 188, fig. 2 soldier, worker, queen described)
- Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 258, Combination in C. (Myrmotemnus)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 141, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 272, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
- Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 604, Combination in C. (Paramyrmamblys))
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 990, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Emery C. 1908. Descriptions d'une genre nouveau et de plusieurs formes nouvelles de fourmis du Congo. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 52: 184-189.
- Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004