Colobopsis newzealandica

Colobopsis newzealandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Colobopsis
Species:	C. newzealandica
Binomial name
Colobopsis newzealandica (Donisthorpe, 1940) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -41.283° to -41.283°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: New Zealand (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.

• newzealandica. Camponotus (Colobopsis) newzealandicus Donisthorpe, 1940a: 47 (q.) NEW ZEALAND.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: New Zealand: (no further data) (ex coll. Cameron).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Combination in Colobopsis: Ward, Blaimer & Fisher, 2016: 350.
  • Status as species: Brown, 1958h: 45; Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 103; Taylor, 1987a: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 113; Don, 2007: 193; McArthur, 2012: 144.
  • Distribution: New Zealand.

References

• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958h. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterol. 1: 1-50 (page 45, see also)
• Donisthorpe, H. 1940a. Descriptions of new species of ants (Hym., Formicidae) from various localities. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(5): 39-48 (page 47, queen described)
• Ward, P.S., Blaimer, B.B., Fisher, B.L. 2016. A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex. Zootaxa 4072 (3): 343–357 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4072.3.4).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Brown WL. 1958. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterologica 1.1: 1-50.
• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterologica 1:1-50.
• Donisthorpe H. 1940. Descriptions of new species of ants (Hym., Formicidae) from various localities. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)5: 39-48
• Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
• Wilson EO, Taylor RW. 1967. The ants of Polynesia. Pacific Insects Monograph 14:1-109.