Camponotus interjectus

Inhabits semi-desert and mountain steppes, building nests in soil (Radchenko 1997).

Identification
Radchenko (1997) - A member of the Camponotus lateralis species group.

Ionescu-Hirsch (2009) - According to Menozzi (1933), the Israeli specimens of C. interjectus have the metanotal groove distinctly impressed, similar to Camponotus rebeccae, but differ from C. rebeccae by having erect setae scattered all over the propodeal dorsum, as opposed to a single transversal row of erect setae restricted to the junction of the propodeal dorsum with declivity; they have a black head and gaster, as opposed to the head paler than the gaster in C. rebeccae.

Distribution
Ionescu-Hirsch (2009) - Afghanistan and central Asia (Radchenko, 1997c); also recorded from Israel (Menozzi, 1933), Jordan (Wheeler and Mann, 1916), and Dagestan (Radchenko, 1997c).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  interjectus. Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877: 4 (w.q.) KAZAKHSTAN. [Redescribed in Latin: Mayr, 1880: 24.] Karavaiev, 1910b: 12 (s.). Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Forel, 1914a: 273; in C. (Myrmentoma): Emery, 1920b: 257. Subspecies of lateralis: Karavaiev, 1910b: 12. Revived status as species: Forel, 1914a: 273; Emery, 1925a: 64. See also: Ruzsky, 1902d: 8; Tarbinsky, 1976: 161.

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