Camponotus melanoticus

Koch et al. (2018) sampled this species in Caryocar barsiliense trees, in southeastern Brazil cerrado, as part of a study examining species interactions in ant-plants.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay.

Nomenclature

 *  melanoticus. Camponotus sexguttatus var. melanoticus Emery, 1894c: 167 (w.) BOLIVIA. Forel, 1911c: 310 (m.). Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 81. Subspecies of extensus: Emery, 1894f: 3; Emery, 1896d: 371. Raised to species: Forel, 1899c: 136; Emery, 1920b: 255; Santschi, 1922c: 99. Current subspecies: nominal plus catharinae, flavopubens, kempfi, paranaensis, publicola, valerius.