Camponotus vestitus bombycinus

Camponotus vestitus bombycinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. vestitus
Subspecies:	C. vestitus bombycinus
Trinomial name
Camponotus vestitus bombycinus Santschi, 1930 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Angola (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.

• bombycinus. Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus st. bombycinus Santschi, 1930b: 77 (w.) ANGOLA.
  • Type-material: 4 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Angola: Chimporo, 50 km. W Caimdo or Kubanga post A, xi.1928 (A. Monard).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of vestitus: Bolton, 1995b: 89.
  • Distribution: Angola.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 89, catalogue)
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 77, worker described)