Camponotus vividus

Camponotus vividus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. vividus
Binomial name
Camponotus vividus (Smith, F., 1858) Specimen Label
Subspecies
Camponotus vividus cato Forel, 1913 Camponotus vividus meinerti Forel, 1886 Camponotus vividus reginae Forel, 1901 Camponotus vividus semidepilis Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Synonyms
Formica laboriosa Smith, F., 1858

A widespread arboreal species found in the African forest zones.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 13.447675° to -20.41667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone (type locality), Uganda, 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.

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

Association with Other Organisms

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• This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
• This species is a host for the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (a pathogen) (Shrestha et al., 2017).

Nomenclature

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

• vividus. Formica vivida Smith, F. 1858b: 31 (w.) SIERRA LEONE.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Sierra Leone (D.F. Morgan).
  • Type-depository: BMNH .
  • Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953e: 192 (l.).
  • Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 2;
  • combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Santschi, 1915c: 264; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 975;
  • combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Emery, 1925b: 142;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopelta): Santschi, 1921f: 311; Santschi, 1926a: 17.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 422; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1886c: 354; Dalla Torre, 1893: 257; Emery, 1898a: 227; Santschi, 1915c: 264; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 247, 975; Arnold, 1924: 718; Emery, 1925b: 142; Menozzi, 1926a: 41; Santschi, 1926a: 17; Santschi, 1926c: 603; Menozzi, 1933a: 112; Santschi, 1937b: 104; Santschi, 1939c: 10; Santschi, 1939f: 167; Weber, 1943c: 338; Bernard, 1953b: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 129; McArthur, 2012: 138; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 206.
  • Senior synonym of laboriosa: Mayr, 1863: 422; Emery, 1898a: 227; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 975; Emery, 1925b: 142; Santschi, 1926a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 129.
  • Distribution: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda.
  • Current subspecies: nominal plus cato, meinerti, reginae, semidepilis.
• laboriosa. Formica laboriosa Smith, F. 1858b: 32 (q.) SIERRA LEONE.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Sierra Leone: (no further data) (D.F. Morgan).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 2;
  • combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266.
  • Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 2; Dalla Torre, 1893: 237; Forel, 1914a: 266 (error).
  • Synonym of vividus: Emery, 1896d: 373.
  • [Note: Emery gives laboriosa as senior synonym, but vividus has priority.]
  • Junior synonym of vividus: Mayr, 1863: 422; Emery, 1898a: 227; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 975; Emery, 1925b: 142; Santschi, 1926a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 107.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 129, catalogue)
• Borowiec, L., Salata, S. 2018. Notes on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Gambia (Western Africa). Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Entomology 26 (online 010), 1-13 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.1243767).
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 142, Combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
• Mayr, G. 1863a. Formicidarum index synonymicus. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 13: 385-460 (page 416, senior synonym of laboriosa)
• Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 2, Combination in Camponotus)
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• Santschi, F. 1921f. Retouches aux sous-genres de Camponotus. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 61: 310-312 (page 311, Combination in C. (Myrmopelta))
• Santschi, F. 1926a. Trois notes myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 95: 13-28 (page 17, Combination in C. (Myrmopelta))
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