Key to Afrotropical Camponotus fulvopilosus species group

This key is based on Robertson & Zachariades 1997 .

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Afrotropical Camponotus fulvopilosus species group

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• Dense mat of hairs partly or completely covering the gastral tergite and obscuring the underlying tergite . . . . . 2

• Gastral tergites with regularly spaced, sparsely distributed hairs; underlaying cuticle clearly visible Camponotus brevisetosus

Camponotus brevisetosus

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• Hairless patches on gaster narrow, less than half the width of tergite in major worker, or absent. . . . . . 3

• Hairless patches on gaster wide, grater than half the width of tergite in major worker; distribution limited to Namib desert dune sea. . . . . Camponotus detritus

Camponotus detritus

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• Pronotal humerus in major worker acute; cuticle reddish, distribution limited to Southern Cape. . . . . Camponotus storeatus

Camponotus storeatus

• Pronotal humerus in major worker obtuse; cuticle usually black, distributed through arid and savanna areas of Southern Africa. . . . . Camponotus fulvopilosus

Camponotus fulvopilosus

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