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

 *  leydigi. Camponotus leydigi Forel, 1886f: 169 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in C. (Myrmothrix): Forel, 1914a: 269; in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1920b: 256. Senior synonym of nobilis: Emery, 1925b: 153.
 * nobilis. Camponotus (Myrmothrix) nobilis Santschi, 1916e: 396 (w.) PARAGUAY. Junior synonym of leydigi: Emery, 1925b: 153.