Camponotus petersii

This species has been found in open habitats, e.g., grasslands and open woodlands. Specimens have been collected in pitfall traps, leaf litter samples, and by hand.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus petersii Emery, 1895h: 50, pl. 2, fig. 28 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
 * [Camponotus petersii Forel, 1894b: 70 (in text, attributed to Emery). Nomen nudum.]
 * Forel, 1914d: 254 (s.); Arnold, 1924: 685 (q.m.).
 * Combination in C. (Myrmosericus): Forel, 1912i: 91.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1896d: 372 (in list); Forel, 1910f: 30; Forel, 1914d: 254; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 966; Arnold, 1924: 684; Emery, 1925b: 105; Bolton, 1995b: 117.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus janus.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Arnold G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 675-766.
 * Emery C. 1895. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 64: 15-56.
 * Forel A. 1910. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54: 421-458.
 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004