Camponotus taino

Camponotus taino
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. taino
Binomial name
Camponotus taino Fontenla Rizo, 1997

Photo Gallery

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  Duarte & Breto (2024), Figs 50–52. Camponotus taino Fontenla (26.540). Holotype worker. 50) Head in frontal view. 51) Lateral view. 52) Labels.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Cuba (type locality), Greater 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.

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.

• taino. Camponotus taino Fontenla Rizo, 1997b: 58, fig. 2 (w.) CUBA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 6 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype Cuba: Pinar del Rio, Sierra de los Organos, Viñales, Mogote Dos Hermanas, 2.xi.1991 (J.L. Fontenla); paratypes: 4 workers Pinar del Rio, Sierra de los Organos, Sierra de Quemados, Santo Tomás, 19.i.1993 (A. Pérez), 1 worker Pinar del Rio, Sierra de los Organos, Sierra de Mesa, iii.1994 (A. Pérez), 1 worker Pinar del Rio, Sierra de los Organos, Viñales, San Vicente, iii.1972 (Broche).
  • Type-depository: ACHC.
  • Distribution: Cuba.

Type Material

Duarte & Breto (2024) report the following material in the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba:

• Holotype 1 worker (26.540), Cuba, Pinar del Río, Santo Tomás, Sierra de Quemados, 1991-11-02, leg. J. L. Fontenla. Original label data: S. Quemados / Sto. Tomás / P. del Río [handwritten] // 2-11-91 / J. L. Fontenla [handwritten] // Typus [circle red label, handwritten] // 26.540 [printed].
• Paratypes 4 workers (18.6738–18.6741), same information of the holotype, 1993-i-19, leg. A. Pérez; 1 worker (18.6742), Cuba, Pinar del Río, Sierra de Mesa, 1994-iii, leg. A. Pérez; 1 worker (18.6743), Viñales, San Vicente, 1972-iii, leg. Broche.

Remarks: The type locality is indicated as Mogote Dos Hermanas, Viñales (Fontenla, 1997).

References

• Fontenla Rizo, J.L. 1997c. Nuevas especies de Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Cuba. Avicennia 6/ 7: 54-60 (page 58, fig. worker described)