Camponotus victoriae

Camponotus victoriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species group:	niveosetosus
Species:	C. victoriae
Binomial name
	Camponotus victoriae; Arnold, 1959

Identification

A member of the Camponotus niveosetosus species group.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -30.15° to -32.53333°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

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.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

victoriae. Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) victoriae Arnold, 1959: 338, figs. 24, 24a-c (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Prov., Victoria West, vi. (R.H.N. Smithers).
- Type-depository: SAMC.
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 129.
- Distribution: South Africa.

Description

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