Colobopsis desecta

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.

Nomenclature

 *  desecta. Formica desecta Smith, F. 1860b: 97 (q.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in Colobopsis: Mayr, 1862: 691; in Camponotus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 228; in C. (Colobopsis): Forel, 1914a: 272. Combination in Colobopsis: Ward, et al., 2016: 350.

Formica desecta

Holotype queen in. Labelled “Dor. 21.”

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Donisthorpe H. 1947. Ants from New Guinea, including new species and a new genus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)13: 577-595.
 * Emery C. 1886. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna 5: 363-382
 * Emery C. 1920. Studi sui Camponotus. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 52: 3-48.
 * Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.