Camponotus albosparsus

This species nests in the soil and under stone of forest margins and grasslands. Foraging workers are found on the ground (Terayama 1999).

Identification
Terayama (1999) - Total length of workers around 4-7 mm. Head dark to blackish brown; mesosoma, petiole and legs brown; gaster black, 1st and 2nd gastral tergites each with a pair of yellow spots (often merging on the 1st tergite). Anterior margin of clypeus straight. Mandible with 6 teeth. Scape short: 1.2-1.3 times the head width in minor workers, and just exceeding the posterior border of head in majors. Petiole relatively high, with an inverted V-shaped scale in profile. Head and mesosoma with relatively abundant erect hairs.

Distribution
Terayama (1999) - Taiwan, through southern China, Hong Kong, to India.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India. Palaearctic Region: China, Japan.

Nomenclature

 *  albosparsus. Camponotus taylori var. albosparsus Bingham, 1903: 354 (s.w.) INDIA. [First available use of Camponotus maculatus r. taylori var. albosparsus Forel, 1894c: 397; unavailable name.] Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 93. Subspecies of taylori: Wheeler, W.M. 1913e: 237; of barbatus: Forel, 1906b: 84; Forel, 1912b: 75; Wheeler, W.M. 1921c: 544; Santschi, 1937h: 379. Raised to species: Wang, C., Xiao & Wu, 1989b: 327. See also: Terayama, 1999b: 31.

Determination Clarifications
Terayama (1999) - Camponotus sp. [Aka-yotsuboshi-oo-ari in Japanese] in Terayama et al. (1991) is conspecific with C. albosparsus.