Camponotus sphaericus sphaeralis

Camponotus sphaericus sphaeralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. sphaericus
Subspecies:	C. sphaericus sphaeralis
Trinomial name
Camponotus sphaericus sphaeralis Roger, 1863

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 23.133° to 23.133°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Cuba (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.

• sphaeralis. Camponotus sphaeralis Roger, 1863a: 147 (w.) CUBA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Cuba: (no further data) (J.C. Gundlach).
  • Type-depository: unknown.
  • [Note: Roger type-material is principally in DEIB, MNHN, MNHU, ZSBS.]
  • Mann, 1920: 438 (s.).
  • Combination in C. (Myrmeurynota): Forel, 1914a: 274;
  • combination in C. (Colobopsis): Mann, 1920: 438;
  • combination in C. (Manniella): Emery, 1925b: 160.
  • Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 5; Mayr, 1863: 459; Dalla Torre, 1893: 253; Emery, 1896d: 377 (in list); Wheeler, W.M. 1905b: 135; Wheeler, W.M. 1913b: 505.
  • Subspecies of sphaericus: Mann, 1920: 438; Wheeler, W.M. 1921a: 19; Mann, 1924: 23; Emery, 1925b: 159; Kempf, 1972a: 43; Alayo, 1974: 45; Bolton, 1995b: 124.
  • Distribution: Cuba.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 160, Combination in C. (Manniella))
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 274, Combination in C. (Myrmeurynota))
• Mann, W. M. 1920b. Additions to the ant fauna of the West Indies and Central America. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 403-439 (page 438, soldier described)
• Mann, W. M. 1920b. Additions to the ant fauna of the West Indies and Central America. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 403-439 (page 438, Combination in C. (Colobopsis))
• Mann, W. M. 1920b. Additions to the ant fauna of the West Indies and Central America. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 403-439 (page 438, Subspecies of sphaericus)
• Roger, J. 1863a. Die neu aufgeführten Gattungen und Arten meines Formiciden-Verzeichnisses nebst Ergänzung einiger früher gegebenen Beschreibungen. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7: 131-214 (page 147, worker described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1921a. Professor Emery's subgenera of the genus Camponotus Mayr. Psyche (Camb.) 28: 16-19 (page 19, Subspecies of sphaericus)