Camponotus itoi

This arboreal species nests in dead twigs on standing trees (Japanese Ant Image Database).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912l: 340 (s.w.) JAPAN.
 * Combination in C. (Myrmotemnus): Emery, 1920b: 258;
 * combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Emery, 1925b: 138; Santschi, 1925f: 89.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1925b: 138; Santschi, 1925f: 89; Santschi, 1928b: 40; Wheeler, W.M. 1928d: 118; Wheeler, W.M. 1930h: 77; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 231; Onoyama, 1980: 201; Collingwood, 1981: 29; Wang, C., Xiao & Wu, 1989a: 222 (in key); Morisita, et al. 1991: 43; Wang, C. & Wu, 1994: 29 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 106; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 177; Radchenko, 1997d: 812; Terayama, 1999b: 30 (in key); Imai, et al. 2003: 36; Radchenko, 2005b: 158; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 68; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 28; McArthur, 2012: 98.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus kwansienensis.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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