Camponotus tergestinus

Little is known about the species’ ecology and life-history (Ionescu-Hirsch et al. 2009). It prefers warm habitats, probably nests in oak wood (Marko et al., 2009).

Distribution
Marko et al. (2009) - This species shows a scattered distribution. It is currently known from a few locations in Italy (F. Rigato pers. comm.), from Slovenia (Bračko 2007), Hungary (Ionescu-Hirsch et al. 2009) and from the European part of Turkey (Agosti and Collingwood 1987a).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus tergestinus Müller, 1921: 46 (w.q.) ITALY.
 * Combination in C. (Myrmentoma): Emery, 1925b: 119.
 * Status as species: Müller, 1923a: 73; Müller, 1923b: 161; Emery, 1925b: 119; Menozzi, 1928a: 129; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 196; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 59; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 283 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 126; Poldi, et al. 1995: 7; Petrov, 2006: 108 (in key); Bračko, 2007: 19; Ionescu-Hirsch, et al. 2009: 20; Csösz, et al. 2011: 58; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 8; Karaman, C. & Aktaç, 2013: 51 (in key); Borowiec, L. 2014: 43; Lebas, et al. 2016: 134; Seifert, 2018: 261.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Bracko G. 2007. Checklist of the ants of Slovenia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Natura Sloveniae 9: 15-24
 * Csősz S., B. Markó, and L. Gallé. 2011. The myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Hungary: an updated checklist. North-Western Journal of Zoology 7: 55-62.
 * Czechowski W., A. Radchenko, W. Czechowska and K. Vepsäläinen. 2012. The ants of Poland with reference to the myrmecofauna of Europe. Fauna Poloniae 4. Warsaw: Natura Optima Dux Foundation, 1-496 pp
 * Ionescu-Hirsch, B. Marko, and S. Csosz. 2009. Camponotus tergestinus Müller, 1921 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): first records of a rare species for Romania and Hungary. Entomologica romanica 14: 19-22.
 * Jesovnik A., J. Bujan, and G. Bracko. 2011. One genus and three species of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) new for Croatia. Entomol. Croat. 15 1-4: 113-122.
 * Kiran K., and C. Karaman. 2012. First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3548: 1-38.
 * Markó B., A. Ionescu-Hirsch, and A. Szász-Len. 2009. Genus Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Romania: distribution and identification key to the worker caste. Entomologica Romanica 14: 29-41.
 * Müller G. 1921. Due nuove formiche della regione Adriatica. Boll. Soc. Adriat. Sci. Nat. Trieste 27(2): 46-49.
 * Petrov I. Z., and C. A. Collingwood. 1992. Survey of the myrmecofauna (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) of Yugoslavia. Archives of Biological Sciences (Belgrade) 44: 79-91.
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 * Tausan I. 2016. First record of Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Dobrogea (Romania). Brukenthal. Acta Musei, 11: 443-446.
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