Camponotus tinctus

Camponotus tinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Subgenus:	Tanaemyrmex
Species:	C. tinctus
Binomial name
Camponotus tinctus (Smith, F., 1858)

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Singapore.
Oriental Region: Myanmar (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.

• tinctus. Formica tincta Smith, F. 1858b: 21 (q.) MYANMAR.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Myanmar (“Burma”): (no further data).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Viehmeyer, 1916a: 155 (s.w.); Karavaiev, 1929c: 237 (m.).
  • Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 676;
  • combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267;
  • combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 94.
  • Junior synonym of luteus: Bingham, 1903: 379.
  • Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1900d: 704.
  • Subspecies of irritans: Emery, 1920c: 7, 17; Emery, 1925b: 94; Karavaiev, 1929c: 237; Stitz, 1932b: 736; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 248; Baltazar, 1966: 274; Bolton, 1995b: 127.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1862: 676; Mayr, 1863: 401; Roger, 1863b: 3; Mayr, 1865: 30; Mayr, 1867a: 39 (redescription); Smith, F. 1871a: 304; Dalla Torre, 1893: 254; Emery, 1896d: 371 (in list); Viehmeyer, 1916a: 154; Wheeler, W.M. 1935g: 40; Wang, W.Y., Soh, et al. 2022: 43.
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand.
  • Current subspecies: nominal plus volkensi.

References

• Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. (page 379, Junior synonym of luteus)
• Emery, C. 1900d. Formiche raccolte da Elio Modigliani in Sumatra, Engano e Mentawei. [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 40[=(2(20): 689-720 (page 704, Subspecies of maculatus)
• Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 7, Subspecies of irritans)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 94, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 267, Combination in C. (Myrmoturba))
• Karavaiev, V. 1929e. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. VI. Zb. Prats Zool. Muz. 7:235-248 [= Tr. Vseukr. Akad. Nauk Fiz.-Mat. Vidd. 13:233-246]. (page 237, male described)
• Karavaiev, V. 1929e. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. VI. Zb. Prats Zool. Muz. 7:235-248 [= Tr. Vseukr. Akad. Nauk Fiz.-Mat. Vidd. 13:233-246]. (page 237, Subspecies of irritans)
• Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 676, Combination in Camponotus)
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 21, queen described)
• Stitz, H. 1925c. Ameisen von den Philippinen, den malayischen und ozeanischen Inseln. Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berl. 1923: 110-136 (page 124, Subspecies of maculatus)
• Viehmeyer, H. 1916a [1915]. Ameisen von Singapore. Beobachtet und gesammelt von H. Overbeck. Arch. Naturgesch. (A) 81(8): 108-168 (page 155, soldier, worker described)
• Viehmeyer, H. 1916a [1915]. Ameisen von Singapore. Beobachtet und gesammelt von H. Overbeck. Arch. Naturgesch. (A) 81(8): 108-168 (page 154, Revived status as species)
• Wang, W.Y., Soh, E.J.Y., Yong, G.W.J., Wong, M.K.L., Benoit Guénard, Economo, E.P., Yamane, S. 2022. Remarkable diversity in a little red dot: a comprehensive checklist of known ant species in Singapore (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with notes on ecology and taxonomy. Asian Myrmecology 15: e015006 (doi:10.20362/am.015006).