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Camponotus vestitus anthracinus
| Camponotus vestitus anthracinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. vestitus |
| Subspecies: | C. vestitus anthracinus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Camponotus vestitus anthracinus Santschi, 1930
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Identification
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. |
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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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- anthracinus. Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus var. anthracinus Santschi, 1930a: 74 (s.w.) ANGOLA.
- Type-material: 8 syntype major and minor workers.
- Type-locality: Angola: Benguela, Cucala (J. Cruchet).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of cosmicus: Santschi, 1935a: 280.
- Subspecies of vestitus: Santschi, 1937d: 242; Bolton, 1995b: 86.
- Distribution: Angola.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 86, 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 74, soldier, worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1935a. Fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 27: 254-285 (page 280, variety of cosmicus)
- Santschi, F. 1937d. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola (2me voyage) 1932-1933. Fourmis angolaises. Rev. Suisse Zool. 44: 211-250 (page 244, variety of vestitus)