Camponotus cruentatus

Distribution
This taxon was described from L'habitation est inconnue. Je soupçonne qu'elle est d'Afrique. [Distribution is Mediterranean.].

Nomenclature

 *  cruentatus. Formica cruentata Latreille, 1802c: 116, pl. 3, fig. 10 (w.) "L'habitation est inconnue. Je soupçonne qu'elle est d'Afrique." [Distribution is Mediterranean.] Roger, 1862b: 255 (q.m.); Emery, 1916b: 230 (s.). Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1861: 36; in C. (Myrmosericus): Forel, 1914a: 268. Senior synonym of opaca and material of the unavailable name bucephala referred here: Roger, 1859: 228; Mayr, 1861: 36. Senior synonym of gigas Leach: Dalla Torre, 1893: 227; of cruentior, lindbergi: Cagniant, 1991b: 51. See also: André, 1882b: 155; Cagniant, 1985b: 77; Cagniant, 1991b: 42. Current subspecies: nominal plus asper.
 * gigas. Formica gigas Leach, 1825: 292 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of gigas Latreille, above.] Junior synonym of herculeanus: Roger, 1859: 229; of cruentatus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 227.
 * opaca. Formica opaca Nylander, 1856b: 55, pl. 3, fig. 16 (w.) FRANCE. Junior synonym of cruentatus: Roger, 1859: 228; Mayr, 1861: 36.
 * cruentior. Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus var. cruentior Santschi, 1931a: 12 (s.w.) MOROCCO. Junior synonym of cruentatus: Cagniant, 1991b: 51.
 * lindbergi. Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus var. lindbergi Santschi, 1931a: 12 (s.w.) MOROCCO. Junior synonym of cruentatus: Cagniant, 1991b: 51.