Camponotus variegatus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Hawaii, Micronesia (Federated States of). Oriental Region: Bangladesh, India. Palaearctic Region: China, Turkey.

Biology
The phylogeography of a group of Pacific Island Camponotus species, which included a number of species groups, was broadly examined by Clouse et al. (2015). They found Camponotus variegatus was most closely related to the North American species Camponotus maculatus tortuganus (now a junior synonym of Camponotus inaequalis). Also, these species are part of a clade that is primarily a large Neotropical lineage.

Nomenclature

 *  variegatus. Formica variegata Smith, F. 1858b: 19 (w.q.) SRI LANKA. Imai et al. 1984: 9 (k.). Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 656; in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1913k: 125; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 95. Subspecies of sylvaticus: Mayr, 1880: 21; of maculatus: Forel, 1886f: 149. Revived status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 256; Santschi, 1920h: 173; Emery, 1920c: 7. Senior synonym of hawaiensis: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 95. Current subspecies: nominal plus ambonensis, bacchus, batta, cleon, comottoi, crassinodis, dulcis, flavotestaceus, fuscithorax, infuscus, intrans, proles, somnificus, stenonotus.
 * hawaiensis. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) variegatus subsp. hawaiensis Emery, 1920c: 7 (w.q.m.) HAWAII. [First available use of Camponotus maculatus r. mitis var. hawaiensis Forel, 1899a: 122; unavailable name.] Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 96. Junior synonym of variegatus: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 95.