Camponotus trapeziceps prosaicus

Camponotus trapeziceps prosaicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. trapeziceps
Subspecies:	C. trapeziceps prosaicus
Trinomial name
Camponotus trapeziceps prosaicus Santschi, 1922

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.

• prosaicus. Camponotus (Neomyrmamblys) trapeziceps var. prosaica Santschi, 1922c: 112 (s.w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Ipiranga (H. Luederwaldt).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 156.
  • Subspecies of trapeziceps: Emery, 1925b: 156; Borgmeier, 1927c: 153; Kempf, 1972a: 47; Bolton, 1995b: 118.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 156, Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus))
• Santschi, F. 1922d. Camponotus néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 62: 97-124 (page 112, soldier, worker described)