Camponotus terricola

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Camponotus terricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. terricola
Binomial name
Camponotus terricola
Karavaiev, 1929

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Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Camponotus terricolaWorker. Specimen code casent0912058. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • terricola. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terricola Karavaiev, 1929c: 234, fig. 1 (s.w.) INDONESIA (Java).
    • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
    • [Note: Kostyuk, 1976: 101, cites 10w syntype SIZK.]
    • Type-locality: Indonesia: Java, Buitenzorg (= Bogor), Botanical Garden, 21.xii.1912, no. 2329 (W. Karawajew).
    • Type-depository: SIZK.
    • Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 251; Bolton, 1995b: 126.
    • Distribution: Indonesia (Java).

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
  • Delage-Darchen B. 1971. Contribution à l'étude écologique d'une savane de Côte d'Ivoire (Lamto). Les fourmis des strates herbacée et arborée. Biologia Gabonica 7: 461-496.