Camponotus trifasciatus

Camponotus trifasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. trifasciatus
Binomial name
Camponotus trifasciatus Santschi, 1926 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• trifasciatus. Camponotus (Myrmespera) debellator var. trifasciatus Santschi, 1926b: 248 (q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Natal (F. Demarchi).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Status as species: Santschi, 1926c: 604; Bolton, 1995b: 127.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 248, queen described)
• Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 604, Raised to species)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Santschi F. 1926. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels) 13: 207-267.