Camponotus rufipes

De Oliveira et al. (2015), studying ant occupancy of Cecropia trees in southwest Bahia, Brazil, found two colonies of  opportunistically nesting in Cecropia pachystachya trees.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  rufipes. Formica rufipes Fabricius, 1775: 391 (s.) BRAZIL. Smith, F. 1858b: 44 (w.); Mayr, 1862: 663 (q.m.); Goni et al. 1983: 366 (k.); Mariano et al. 2001: 268 (k.). Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 663; in C. (Myrmothrix): Forel, 1912i: 91. Senior synonym of herrichi: Roger, 1861b: 164; of merdicola: Dalla Torre, 1893: 250; Forel, 1895b: 104; of alpina, cajurensis, magnifica, subrufescens: Hashmi, 1973: 52.
 * merdicola. Formica merdicola Lund, 1831a: 129 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of rufipes: Dalla Torre, 1893: 250; Forel, 1895b: 104.
 * herrichi. Formica herrichi Mayr, 1853b: 113 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of rufipes: Roger, 1861b: 164.
 * alpina. Camponotus rufipes var. alpina Emery, 1906c: 187 (w.) ARGENTINA. Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Bruch, 1914: 230. Junior synonym of rufipes: Hashmi, 1973: 52.
 * magnifica. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes var. magnifica Forel, 1913l: 249 (s.w.) ARGENTINA. Santschi, 1916e: 397 (q.). Junior synonym of rufipes: Hashmi, 1973: 52.
 * cajurensis. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes forma cajurensis Luederwaldt, 1918: 53 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of rufipes: Hashmi, 1973: 52.
 * subrufescens. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes var. subrufescens Santschi, 1929d: 314 (w.m.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of rufipes: Hashmi, 1973: 52.