Camponotus guttatus

Taylor et al. (2018) notes that this species appears to be rare in west Africa and reports it from a mango (Mangifera indica) orchard in Benin where it was prey of Oecophylla longinoda.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Cameroun, Guinea, Niger.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus maculatus subsp. guttatus Emery, 1899e: 498 (s.w.q.) CAMEROON.
 * Forel, 1913e: 670 (m.).
 * Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 85.
 * Subspecies of maculatus: Santschi, 1910c: 393; Forel, 1913e: 670; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 234, 954.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1920c: 6, 9 (in key); Emery, 1925b: 85; Bernard, 1953b: 260; Baroni Urbani, 1972: 132; Bolton, 1995b: 102.
 * Material of the unavailable name brevitibialis referred here by Baroni Urbani, 1972: 132; Bolton, 1995b: 102.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus minusculus.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
 * Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
 * Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004