Camponotus cruentatus asper

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus var. aspera Menozzi, 1925b: 371 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Victoria).
 * Subspecies of cruentatus: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 112; Taylor, 1987a: 12; Bolton, 1995b: 86.

Description
Worker. It differs from the type in having more opaque mandibles, with very dense striations and piligerous punctations less dispersed; but otherwise similar to the type. Melbourne (Australia) I received four specimens of C cruentatus from the Dutch East Indies. It differs from these by its very opaque mandibles with a dense and very fine and quite distinct striation on all its upper surface, especially in the distal half. I found it necessary to distinguish this variety by name even for geographical reasons; in fact it should be noted that the typical form up until now has been found only in southern Europe and in some regions of north America.