Camponotus humilior

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  humilior. Camponotus maculatus var. humilior Forel, 1902h: 497 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1968: 220 (l.). Subspecies of maculatus: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 116. Raised to species: McArthur & Leys, 2006: 108.

Description
Length 5 to 6 mm. Major worker is smaller even then C.oertzeni but it has a shorter head, more widened behind and the sides a little more convex than the type. In addition the hairs on the tibias and scapes are a little more adpressed, without being entirely that, and the thorax and gaster are a yellowish brown much lighter than the head. The minor worker is lighter, of a brownish yellow. otherwise like the novahollandae type. Cairns, Queensland. (Nugent)