Camponotus novogranadensis

Schmid et al. (2014) found this ant nesting in infructescences (the stem and remains of buds and fruits above the level of the water reservoir in the rosette) of the bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis on Santa Catarina Island, Brazil.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States. Neotropical Region: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.

Nomenclature

 *  novogranadensis. Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870a: 380 (s.w.) COLOMBIA. Emery, 1906c: 191 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953e: 192 (l.). Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1912i: 90; in C. (Neomyrmamblys): Santschi, 1921f: 311; in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 156. Current subspecies: nominal plus modestior.