Camponotus sylvaticus

This ant has been observed tending larvae of Lampides boeticus (Obregon et al. 2015).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Bulgaria, Canary Islands, France, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Iberian Peninsula, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Turkey.

Fungi
This species is a host for the ectoparastic fungus Laboulbenia camponoti (Espadaler & Santamaria, 2012).

Nomenclature

 *  sylvaticus. Formica sylvatica Olivier, 1792: 491 (q.) FRANCE. Forel, 1874: 38 (s.w.m.); Emery, 1916b: 229 (s.w., in key). Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1862c: 291; in C. (Myrmoturba): Menozzi, 1922b: 330; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 100. Subspecies of rubripes: Forel, 1886f: 143; of maculatus: Forel, 1890c: 219; Ruzsky, 1902d: 7; Emery, 1916b: 150. Revived status as species: Bondroit, 1918: 75; Emery, 1920c: 6; Menozzi, 1922b: 330; Santschi, 1931a: 11; Santschi, 1936c: 207; Menozzi, 1939a: 315. Senior synonym of castanipes: Roger, 1863b: 1. Current subspecies: nominal plus basalis, paradichrous.
 * castanipes. Formica castanipes Leach, 1825: 290 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. Junior synonym of sylvaticus: Roger, 1863b: 1.