Camponotus atlantis

Sharaf et al. (2017) report that in Yemen colonies of Camponotus atlantis are commonly found under rocks next to and under Acacia trees.

Distribution
Camponotus atlantis was described from Tunisia and has been recorded from several countries in the Arabian Peninsula including KSA (Collingwood 1985), Oman and Yemen (Collingwood and Agosti 1996), and Socotra (Collingwood et al. 2004, Sharaf et al., 2017).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic Region: Canary Islands, Iran, Tunisia.

Nomenclature

 *  atlantis. Camponotus rubripes r. atlantis Forel, 1890a: lxiii (s.w.q.) TUNISIA. Cagniant, 1966d: 970 (m.). Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 266; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 91. Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1891b: 20. Raised to species: Emery, 1920b: 255; Emery, 1925b: 91; Santschi, 1931a: 11. Current subspecies: nominal plus atrioris, hesperius, marocanus, nigrovarius.