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Camponotus spanis
| Camponotus spanis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. spanis |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus spanis Xiao & Wang, C., 1989 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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.
- spanis. Camponotus spanis Xiao & Wang, in Wang, C., Xiao & Wu 1989a: 224, fig. 26 (w.) CHINA (Hunan).
- Type-material: holotype worker, 5 paratype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype China: Hunan Prov., Jianghua County, vii.1981 (C. Yu); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depository: CAFB.
- Status as species: Wu, J. & Wang, 1992: 1314; Wang, C. & Wu, 1994: 31 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 124; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 182; Radchenko, 1997a: 558; Zhou, 2001b: 211; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 70; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 30.
- Distribution: China.
Description
References
- Wu, J. & Wang, C. 1992. Formicidae (pp. 1301-1320). In Peng, J. et al. Iconography of Forest Insects in Hunan, China. Forest Bureau of Hunan Province: 1473 pp. Hunan Scientific and Technical Publishing House.
- Xiao, G.; Wang, C. 1989a. [Untitled. Descriptions of new taxa: Camponotus spanis Xiao et Wang; Camponotus fuscivillosus Xiao et Wang; Camponotus rubidus Xiao et Wang.]. Pp. 224-225, 227 in: Wang, C., Xiao, G., Wu, J. Taxonomic studies on the genus Camponotus Mayr in China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Forest Research 1989-04 (page 224, fig. 26 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Guo X., Q. Lin, J. Cui, D. Gao, S. Xu, and Z. Sheng. 2014. Biodiversity and spatial distribution patterns of ant species in tea gardens of Chongqing. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1011.2014.31052
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- Li Z.h. 2006. List of Chinese Insects. Volume 4. Sun Yat-sen University Press
- Qin F., S. Wei, Z. Zeng, S. Zhou, and X. Qin. 2008. Molecular phylogenetic research on five genera of Formicidae. Agricultural Science and Technology 9(5): 66-69.
- Ran H., and S. Y. Zhou. 2011. Checklist of Chinese Ants: the Formicomorph Subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (I). Journal of Guangxi Normal University: Natural Science Edition. 29(3): 65-73.
- Zhang W., and S. Zhou. 2016. An investigation on Formicidae species of Nanling National Park. Journal of Huizhou University 36(3): 27-30.
- Zhou S.-Y. 2001. Ants of Guangxi. Guangxi Normal University Press, Guilin, China, Guilin, China. 255 pp.