Camponotus leydigi

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, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus leydigi Forel, 1886f: 169 (w.) BRAZIL (Bahia, Rio de Janeiro).
 * Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Forel, 1914a: 269;
 * combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1920b: 256; Santschi, 1921f: 311.
 * Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 239; Forel, 1895b: 103; Emery, 1896d: 375 (in list); Forel, 1904d: 177; Forel, 1907e: 10; Mann, 1916: 477; Santschi, 1920d: 386; Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 5; Emery, 1925b: 153; Borgmeier, 1927c: 151; Kusnezov, 1952d: 211; Kusnezov, 1953b: 339; Kempf, 1960e: 399; Kempf, 1961b: 522; Kempf, 1972a: 46; Bolton, 1995b: 108; Wild, 2007b: 28; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 112; Mackay & Mackay, 2019: 762.
 * Senior synonym of nobilis: Emery, 1925b: 153; Borgmeier, 1927c: 151; Kusnezov, 1952d: 211; Kempf, 1972a: 46; Bolton, 1995b: 108.
 * nobilis. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) nobilis Santschi, 1916e: 396 (w.) PARAGUAY.
 * Subspecies of leydigi: Santschi, 1920d: 386 (in text).
 * Junior synonym of leydigi: Emery, 1925b: 153; Borgmeier, 1927c: 151; Kusnezov, 1952d: 211; Kempf, 1972a: 46; Bolton, 1995b: 114.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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