Camponotus cingulatus

De Oliveira et al. (2015) found three colonies of C. cingulatus opportunistically nesting in Cecropia trees (southwest Bahia, Brazil) while Fagundes et al. (2010) found it nesting in bamboo.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Biology
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.

Nomenclature

 *  cingulatus. Camponotus cingulatus Mayr, 1862: 661 (w.) BRAZIL. Forel, 1879a: 73 (s.); Hashmi, 1973: 41 (q.); Mariano et al., 2001: 269 (k.). Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Forel, 1914a: 268. Subspecies of maculatus: Bruch, 1914: 229 (in error). Revived status as species: Santschi, 1922c: 109. Senior synonym of bambusarum, brunneiventris, damocles, fissa, myster and material of the unavailable name postniger referred here: Hashmi, 1973: 31; senior synonym of lessonai: Wild, 2007b: 48.
 * lessonai. Camponotus rufipes subsp. lessonai Emery, 1894e: 3 (s.w.) PARAGUAY. Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Emery, 1925b: 109. Referred to as "species" and excluded from Myrmothrix (hence subgenus indeterminate): Hashmi, 1973: 129. Junior synonym of cingulatus: Wild, 2007b: 48.
 * bambusarum. Camponotus cingulatus var. bambusarum Forel, 1902b: 176 (w.) BRAZIL. Santschi, 1922c: 109 (s.). Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Emery, 1925b: 108. Junior synonym of cingulatus: Hashmi, 1973: 31.
 * damocles. Camponotus cingulatus var. damocles Forel, 1909a: 264 (s.w.m.) PARAGUAY. Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Emery, 1925b: 108. Junior synonym of cingulatus: Hashmi, 1973: 31.
 * brunneiventris. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) cingulatus var. brunneiventris Santschi, 1920e: 125 (w.) BOLIVIA. [Also described as new by Santschi, 1922c: 109.] Subspecies of cingulatus: Santschi, 1925d: 245. Junior synonym of cingulatus: Hashmi, 1973: 31.
 * myster. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) cingulatus var. myster Santschi, 1922c: 109 (s.w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of cingulatus: Hashmi, 1973: 31.
 * fissa. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) cingulatus var. fissa Stitz, 1933: 72, fig. 4 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of cingulatus: Hashmi, 1973: 31.