Camponotus bertolonii

Camponotus bertolonii has been found in a variety of habitats such as Fynbos, Renosterveld, and Strandveld. There are also two records from houses. Nests are typically, but not exclusively, in dead wood, e.g., downed branches, a stump, under bark, and a dead branch in a living tree. There are also records of a soil nest under a living branch growing at ground level and a colony inhabiting a Crematogaster carton nest (sans Crematogaster) on the ground. Other specimens have been collected from the ground. These include litter samples, pitfall traps, and under kelp on an Atlantic Ocean beach.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya, South Africa.

Nomenclature

 *  bertolonii. Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895h: 51 (s.w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Mayr, 1901b: 28 (m.). Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267; Arnold, 1922: 651; in C. (Myrmotemnus): Emery, 1920b: 258; in C. (Myrmamblys): Santschi, 1914b: 134; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 989; Emery, 1925b: 141; in C. (Paramyrmamblys): Santschi, 1926c: 604.