Camponotus variegatus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Hawaii, Micronesia (Federated States of). Oriental Region: Bangladesh, India. Palaearctic Region: China, Turkey.

Biology
The phylogeography of a group of Pacific Island Camponotus species, which included a number of species groups, was broadly examined by Clouse et al. (2015). They found Camponotus variegatus was most closely related to the North American species Camponotus tortuganus. Also, these species are part of a clade that is primarily a large Neotropical lineage.

Nomenclature

 *  variegatus. Formica variegata Smith, F. 1858b: 19 (w.q.) SRI LANKA. Imai et al. 1984: 9 (k.). Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 656; in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1913k: 125; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 95. Subspecies of sylvaticus: Mayr, 1880: 21; of maculatus: Forel, 1886f: 149. Revived status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 256; Santschi, 1920h: 173; Emery, 1920c: 7. Senior synonym of hawaiensis: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 95. Current subspecies: nominal plus ambonensis, bacchus, batta, cleon, comottoi, crassinodis, dulcis, flavotestaceus, fuscithorax, infuscus, intrans, proles, somnificus, stenonotus.
 * hawaiensis. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) variegatus subsp. hawaiensis Emery, 1920c: 7 (w.q.m.) HAWAII. [First available use of Camponotus maculatus r. mitis var. hawaiensis Forel, 1899a: 122; unavailable name.] Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 96. Junior synonym of variegatus: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 95.