Camponotus japonicus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Philippines. Palaearctic Region: China, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation.

Nomenclature

 *  japonicus. Camponotus japonicus Mayr, 1866b: 885 (w.) JAPAN. Forel, 1904b: 380 (m.); Wheeler, W.M. 1906c: 324 (s.q.); Imai & Kubota, 1972: 195 (k.). Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266. Subspecies of pennsylvanicus: Forel, 1879a: 56; Forel, 1904b: 380; Ruzsky, 1905b: 239; of herculeanus: Emery, 1908a: 186; Wheeler, W.M. 1909d: 343; Wheeler, W.M. 1921c: 544; Ruzsky, 1925b: 42; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929a: 17; Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36. Status as species: Bingham, 1903: 390; Santschi, 1920h: 255; Emery, 1925b: 73; Santschi, 1925f: 88; Ruzsky, 1926: 108; Wheeler, W.M. 1927e: 3; Wheeler, W.M. 1928d: 116; Karavaiev, 1929b: 212; Stitz, 1934: 4; Yasumatsu & Brown, 1957: 49; Arnol'di, 1967: 1826; Kupyanskaya, 1990: 169. Senior synonym of miltotus, sanguinea, wui: Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36; of aterrimus (and its junior synonym manczshuricus): Radchenko, 1997a: 556.
 * aterrimus. Camponotus pennsylvanicus var. aterrimus Emery, 1895k: 478 (footnote) (w.q.) RUSSIA. Ruzsky, 1905b: 238 (m.); Karavaiev, 1912b: 594 (s.). Combination in C. (Camponotus): Emery, 1925b: 73. Subspecies of herculeanus: Ruzsky, 1915a: 419. Raised to species: Ruzsky, 1926: 108. Subspecies of japonicus: Santschi, 1925f: 88; Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 9; Arnol'di, 1967: 1827; Kupyanskaya, 1990: 170. Senior synonym of manczshuricus: Arnol'di, 1967: 1827. Junior synonym of japonicus: Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929a: 17; Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36; Radchenko, 1997a: 556.
 * manczshuricus. Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus var. manczshuricus Emery, 1925b: 73 (w.) RUSSIA. [First available use of Camponotus herculeanus subsp. japonicus var. manczshuricus Ruzsky, 1915a: 420; unavailable name.] Subspecies of japonicus: Ruzsky, 1926: 109. Junior synonym of herculeanus: Yasumatsu & Brown, 1957: 47; of aterrimus: Arnol'di, 1967: 1827.
 * miltotus. Camponotus japonicus var. miltotus Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 9 (s.) CHINA. Junior synonym of japonicus: Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36.
 * sanguinea. Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus var. sanguinea Karavaiev, 1929b: 212 (w.q.) RUSSIA. Junior synonym of japonicus: Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36.
 * wui. Camponotus japonicus subsp. wui Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 9 (w.) CHINA. Junior synonym of japonicus: Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36.

'Camponotus japonicus'' Mayr. var. sanguinea''' Karawajew, 1929b: 212, w, q.

Type locality(-ies): “Borovnitschi, Sutshan-Rayon im Ussurigebiet, 27.VIII.1926 (Nr. 3109, 3110), P. Verestshak, zahlreiche Soldaten und ww aus der Kolonie.—Strand der Bucht Kosmina in der grösseren Buht Amerika bei Vladivostok, 12.V.1900 (Nr. 3789), P. Schmidt, Soldaten, ww und geflügelte und flügellose qq.—Sivakovka am See Chanka, Ussurigebiet, V.1927 (Nr. 3549), A. Kistjakovskij, 2 Soldaten.—Chailar, Mandshurei (Nr. 3639), Coll. Karavajevi, 1 Soldat.—Zwischen Tshyktenj und Tshaansa, Nordkorea, 3.VIII.1900 (Nr. 3589), P. Schmidt, 1 Soldat”.

Original Karawajew label(-s): “Camponotus (Camponotus) / japonicus Mayr / Бровничи Сучан. р. Примор. об. / П. Верещак. 3109 и др. [Brovnichi Suchan Distr. Primorsky Prov. / P. Vereschak. Nr. 3109 et al.]”.

Material: SYNTYPES, 13 w (newly mounted, IN 314/6/1), 232 w, 10 pupae (in alcohol, IN 314/BAMS1/Karaw47–49).

Notes. Despite the original Karawajew label identifying this taxon as Camponotus japonicus, the locality and collection numbers correspond to the data for the type specimens of var. sanguinea (Karawajew 1929b). Moreover, in the Karawajew collection at SIZK there is abundant material with the same labels and an additional original Karawajew label “Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus Mayr v. sanguinea Karawajew typus”.