Key to Australian Camponotus minors of the southwestern Botanical Province

This key to minor workers is based on: [[Media:Heterick 2009.pdf|Heterick, B. E. 2009a. A guide to the ants of South-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76: 1-206. Part 1 PDF]]

Since the publication of this key the genus Colobopsis has been removed from its synonymy with Camponotus. Colobopsis species are therefore included in this key.

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 * Inner surfaces of middle and hind tibiae lacking elongate setae (Figure 186a); frontal carinae width usually > 1/2 HW (slightly less than ½ HW in C. macrocephalus group sp. JDM 927) (Figure 250); (macrocephalus species-group) . . . . . 2


 * Inner surfaces of middle and hind tibiae with double row of stout bristles (Figure 187a); frontal carinae width <1/2 HW (Figure 251) . . . . . 3

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 * Mesosoma and node without erect setae or pubescence; venter of head capsule without erect setae; in profile, protuberances on dorsum of mesosoma smoothly rounded; propodeal spiracle near midpoint of propodeum (Figure 252) . . . . . Colobopsis gasseri


 * Mesosoma and node pubescent, erect setae on all body surface; a few erect setae on venter of head capsule; protuberances on dorsum of mesosoma rather angulate in outline; propodeal spiracle near declivitous face of propodeum (Figure 253) . . . . . Colobopsis macrocephala group sp. JDM 927