Camponotus voeltzkowii

Camponotus voeltzkowii is one of the most common species within the niveosetosus species group of the Malagasy region. In Madagascar, it is widespread in the west but absent in the northernmost region. To the north, its geographic distribution is limited to montane rainforest of the northern highland. Along the western portion of the island, the distributional range of C. voeltzkowii consists of the dry forest on Tsingy, gallery forest, littoral forest habitats in the north to southwest, as well as spiny bush and thicket in the extreme south of the island. The species is also known to occur in Uapaca woodland of the central high plateau region, and in the northern-and southern-central portions of the island’s eastern rainforests. The species also can occupy anthropogenic habitats such as disturbed and degraded forests and urban gardens. Colony nests are found either on the forest floor under stones or in rotten logs, or in the dead branches or twigs of trees. Foraging activity is carried out on the ground and through leaf litter or on lower vegetation (Rakotonirina, Csosz & Fisher, 2017).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  voeltzkowii. Camponotus voeltzkowii Forel, 1894e: 226 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
 * Combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Forel, 1914a: 271.
 * Combination in C. (Myrmepomis): Emery, 1920b: 258.
 * Combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1053.