Camponotus nitidescens

The nest of Camponotus nitidescens was on a cracked rock wall under a loose piece of rock. The rock was situated on the edge of a natural deciduous forest composed of low oaks and underbrush heavily overgrown with Mediterranean macchia. The wall with the nest was on north-western exposure (Borowiec & Salata, 2014).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Greece.

Nomenclature

 *  nitidescens. Camponotus kiesenwetteri r. nitidescens Forel, 1889: 260 (w.) GREECE. Combination in C. (Myrmentoma): Emery, 1925b: 121. Junior synonym of piceus: Radchenko, 1997b: 707. Revived from synonymy: Borowiec & Salata, 2014: 502. Raised to species: Borowiec & Salata, 2014: 502.