Camponotus traegaordhi fumeus

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Camponotus traegaordhi fumeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. traegaordhi
Subspecies: C. traegaordhi fumeus
Trinomial name
Camponotus traegaordhi fumeus
Santschi, 1926

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (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

Nomenclature

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

  • fumeus. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) traegaordhi st. fumeus Santschi, 1926b: 252 (s.w.) ZIMBABWE.
    • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“S Rhodesia”): Vamby Mts (= Vumba Mts), 5700 ft (G. Arnold).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Subspecies of traegaordhi: Bernard, 1953b: 261; Bolton, 1995b: 101.
    • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

Description

References

  • Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 252, soldier, worker described)