Camponotus haereticus

Found to be quite common in cocoa farms in Nigeria (Taylor, 1977 Taylor & Adedoyin 1978), it was reported from a mango (Mangifera indica) orchard and was observed prey of Oecophylla longinoda by Taylor et al., (2018). This species was recorded and illustrated by Taylor (1978) as “Camponotus foraminosus dorsalis”.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Nigeria.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus st. haereticus Santschi, 1914d: 382 (s.w.) NIGERIA, GHANA.
 * Subspecies of foraminosus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 250, 980.
 * Status as species: Santschi, 1915c: 269 (in key); Emery, 1925b: 132; Bolton, 1995b: 102.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Santschi F. 1914. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 8: 309-385.
 * Santschi F. 1915. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84: 244-282.
 * Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 39-269.