Camponotus nawai

Camponotus nawai is monogynous. Satoh (1989) reported it in woods near the sea coast, and it known to range from lowlands to mountainous regions of Japan. Nests are arboreal in dead twigs (Japanese Ant Image Database).

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

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus fallax var. nawai Ito, T. 1914: 44 (s.) JAPAN.
 * [Misspelled as nawae by Azuma, 1951: 89, Azuma, 1953: 5.]
 * Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Emery, 1925b: 138.
 * As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1925b: 138; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 232.
 * Subspecies of caryae: Wheeler, W.M. 1917c: 29; Onoyama, 1980: 201.
 * Subspecies of vitiosus: Azuma, 1951: 89; Azuma, 1953: 5.
 * Status as species: Terayama & Satoh, 1990a: 405; Morisita, et al. 1991: 43; Bolton, 1995b: 113; Radchenko, 1997d: 812; Terayama, 1999b: 30 (in key); Imai, et al. 2003: 36; McArthur, 2012: 196.

Taxonomic Notes
The Izu Islands and central Honshu populations show slight morphological differences in petiolar shape and coloration from those of the Kii Peninsula and Shikoku. Further studies are needed to determine the range of this species in Japan (Japanese Ant Image Database).

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