Camponotus traili

Camponotus traili
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. traili
Binomial name
Camponotus traili Mayr, 1878 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Dendromyrmex graciliceps Viehmeyer, 1916 Dendromyrmex madeirensis Mann, 1916 Dendromyrmex madeirensis romani Wheeler, W.M., 1923 Dendromyrmex traili rufogaster Mann, 1916

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 2.036111111° to -14.79861111°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Worker. Specimen code casent0906858. Photographer Michele Esposito, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Syntype of Dendromyrmex traili rufogaster. Worker. Specimen code casent0910755. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• traili. Camponotus traili Mayr, 1878: 868 (w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas; “Nord-Brasilien in der Umgegend des Amazonenstromes”).
  • Combination in Dendromyrmex: Emery, 1896d: 378;
  • combination in Camponotus (Dendromyrmex): Fernández, 2002: 76.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 254; Forel, 1895b: 105; Emery, 1896d: 378 (in list); Mann, 1916: 484; Emery, 1925b: 174; Borgmeier, 1927c: 163; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169; Fernández, 2002: 76 (redescription).
  • Senior synonym of graciliceps: Fernández, 2002: 77.
  • Senior synonym of madeirensis: Fernández, 2002: 77.
  • Senior synonym of romani: Fernández, 2002: 77.
  • Senior synonym of rufogaster: Fernández, 2002: 77.
• graciliceps. Dendromyrmex graciliceps Viehmeyer, 1916b: 290 (w.) BOLIVIA.
  • [Misspelled as gracilipes by Santschi, 1921g: 102; Fernández, 2002: 77.]
  • Junior synonym of rufogaster: Santschi, 1921g: 102; Emery, 1925b: 174; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
  • Junior synonym of traili: Fernández, 2002: 77.
• madeirensis. Dendromyrmex madeirensis Mann, 1916: 486 (w.) BRAZIL (Rondônia).
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 6; Emery, 1925b: 174; Borgmeier, 1927c: 162; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
  • Junior synonym of traili: Fernández, 2002: 77.
• romani. Dendromyrmex madeirensis var. romani Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 6 (w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
  • [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Camponotus abdominalis romani Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 5.]
  • Subspecies of madeirensis: Emery, 1925b: 174; Borgmeier, 1927c: 162; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
  • Junior synonym of traili: Fernández, 2002: 77.
• rufogaster. Dendromyrmex traili subsp. rufogaster Mann, 1916: 484 (w.) BOLIVIA.
  • Subspecies of traili: Santschi, 1921g: 102; Emery, 1925b: 174; Kempf, 1972a: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 169.
  • Junior synonym of traili: Fernández, 2002: 77.

References

• Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
• Emery, C. 1896j. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna (5)5:363-382 (page 378, Combination in Dendromyrmex)
• Fernández, F. 2002a. Revisión de las hormigas Camponotus subgénero Dendromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (São Paulo) 42: 47-101 (page 76, Combination in C. (Dendromyrmex) and senior synonym of madeirensis, romani, rufogaster (and its junior synonym graciliceps))
• Mayr, G. 1878 [1877]. Formiciden gesammelt in Brasilien von Professor Trail. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 27: 867-878 (page 868, worker described)
• Pazmiño-Palomino, A., Troya, A. 2022. Ants of Ecuador: new species records for a megadiverse country in South America. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 66(2):e20210089 (doi:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2021-0089).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Fernández F. 2002. Revisión de las hormigas Camponotus subgénero Dendromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo). 42: 47-101.
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Kusnezov N. 1953. La fauna mirmecológica de Bolivia. Folia Universitaria. Cochabamba 6: 211-229.
• Mann W. M. 1916. The Stanford Expedition to Brazil, 1911, John C. Branner, Director. The ants of Brazil. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60: 399-490
• Viehmeyer H. 1916. Ameisen von den Philippinen und anderer Herkunft (Hym.). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 5: 283-291.