Camponotus cingulatus

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

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

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.