Camponotus auricomus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia, French Guiana, Greater Antilles, Guyana, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.

Nomenclature

 *  auricomus. Camponotus auricomus Roger, 1862c: 283 (footnote) (w.q.) MEXICO. Forel, 1879a: 98 (m.). Combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Forel, 1914a: 270. Subspecies of senex: Forel, 1879a: 97. Revived status as species: Forel, 1893g: 334; Dalla Torre, 1893: 222. Current subspecies: nominal plus lucianus, vincentensis.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Dattilo W. et al. 2019. MEXICO ANTS: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic-Neotropical interface. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2944
 * Dejean, A., S. Durou, I. Olmsted, R.R. Snelling and J. Orivel. 2003. Nest Site Selection by Ants in a Flooded Mexican Mangrove, with Special Reference to the Epiphytic Orchid Myrmecophila christinae. Journal of Tropical Ecology 19(3) :325-331
 * Dejean, A., S. Durou, I. Olmsted, R.R. Snelling and J. Orivel. 2003. Nest Site Selection by Ants in a Flooded Mexican Mangrove, with Special Reference to the Epiphytic Orchid Myrmecophila christinae. Journal of Tropical Ecology 19(3):325-331
 * Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
 * Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. The ants of Trinidad. American Museum Novitates 45: 1-16.