Camponotus gestroi

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Armenia, Bulgaria, Gibraltar, Greece, Iberian Peninsula, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Spain, Turkey.

Nomenclature

 *  gestroi. Camponotus gestroi Emery, 1878b: 44, fig. (s.w.) ITALY (Sardinia). Forel, 1894d: 4 (q.m.); Emery, 1916b: 160 (q.). Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Forel, 1913d: 435; in C. (Myrmentoma): Emery, 1920b: 257. Senior synonym of creticus: Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 58. Current subspecies: nominal plus ponariensis.
 * creticus. Camponotus gestroi st. creticus Forel, 1886e: clix, fig. 1 (w.) GREECE. Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Forel, 1913d: 435; in C. (Myrmentoma): Emery, 1925b: 119. Junior synonym of gestroi: Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 58.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Karaman aktac 2013.pdf|Karaman, C.; Aktaç, N. 2013. Descriptions of four new species of Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key for the worker caste of the Camponotus of Turkey. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 86(1):36-56. PDF]]