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Camponotus valdeziae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. valdeziae |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus valdeziae Forel, 1879
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -20.16667° to -25.73839°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (type locality), Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
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. |
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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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Camponotus valdeziae. Worker. Specimen code casent0910332. 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.
- valdeziae. Camponotus valdeziae Forel, 1879a: 90 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Transvaal, Mission de Valdézia (P. Berthoud).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Arnold, 1924: 696 (s.).
- Combination in C. (Myrmosericus): Forel, 1914a: 268.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 256; Emery, 1896d: 372 (in list); Mayr, 1907b: 20; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 970; Arnold, 1924: 696; Emery, 1925b: 107; Bolton, 1995b: 128.
- Distribution: Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 696, soldier described)
- Forel, A. 1879a. Études myrmécologiques en 1879 (deuxième partie [1re partie en 1878]). Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 16: 53-128 (page 90, worker, queen described)
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 268, Combination in C. (Myrmosericus))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection