Camponotus striatus

Three minor workers taken by Dr. Skwarra at Camaron, Vera Cruz, in spines of Acacia sphaerocephala (Wheeler 1934). Gillette et al. (2015) in a Chaipas, Mexico field study of twig-nesting ants in coffee plants found C. striatus nesting on plants between 650-900 m in elevation.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama.

Biology
De la Mora et al. (2016) found this species nesting in logs found in forests in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico.

Nomenclature

 *  striatus. Formica striata Smith, F. 1862b: 30 (w.) PANAMA. Menozzi, 1927d: 340 (q.m.). Combination in Camponotus: Emery, 1892b: 167; in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272; in C. (Myrmorhachis): Emery, 1920b: 260; in C. (Myrmobrachys): Emery, 1925b: 166. Senior synonym of alfaroi: Emery, 1892b: 167; Kempf, 1972a: 54; of granulatus: Smith, M.R. 1953b: 211.
 * alfaroi. Camponotus alfaroi Emery, 1890b: 57 (s.w.) COSTA RICA. Subspecies of striatus: Forel, 1899c: 147; Wheeler, W.M. 1942: 259. Junior synonym of striatus: Emery, 1892b: 167; Kempf, 1972a: 54.
 * granulatus. Dolichoderus granulatus Pergande, 1896: 866 (w.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of striatus: Smith, M.R. 1953b: 211.