Camponotus vividus semidepilis

Camponotus vividus semidepilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. vividus
Subspecies:	C. vividus semidepilis
Trinomial name
Camponotus vividus semidepilis Wheeler, W.M., 1922 Specimen Label

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 2.42° to -4.42°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

Castes

Nomenclature

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

• semidepilis. Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) vividus var. semidepilis Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 248 (s.w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated, “numerous”).
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Medje (H.O. Lang & J.P. Chapin).
  • Type-depository: MCZC.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Emery, 1925b: 142;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopelta): Santschi, 1926a: 20.
  • Subspecies of vividus: Emery, 1925b: 142; Santschi, 1926a: 20; Bolton, 1995b: 123; McArthur, 2012: 138.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 123, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 142, combination in C. (Myrmamblys))
• Santschi, F. 1926a. Trois notes myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 95: 13-28 (page 20, combination in C. (Myrmopelta))
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 248, soldier, worker described)