Camponotus pawseyi

Nest in ground, AJM has observed major worker's head blocking the entrance, soil excavated from nest never seen near entrance, sometimes upper portion of entrance shaft lined with silk. (McArthur 2003)

Identification
McArthur (2003) - Minor worker similar to Camponotus tasmani. Distinguished by its uniformly convex vertex whereas in C. tasmani it is straight. In all other respects, similar to C. tasmani.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  pawseyi. Camponotus pawseyi McArthur, 2003: 9, figs. 7, 14 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA.

Worker
Major worker. Forehead swollen; anterior head (side view) weakly truncated, clypeus coarsely punctate with a distinct carina, anterior margin median section projects with a central concavity; mandibles striate; propodeum dorsal surface flat; node summit bluntly pointed; whole ant covered with plentiful erect setae; colour variable between black and red.

Minor worker Head sides straight, eyes near comers of head; clypeus anterior margin projecting convex crenate; 7 or 8 teeth; whole ant covered with plentiful erect setae, pubescence hiding integument; propodeum dorsum deeply concave; node summit convex; colour variable between black and red.

Etymology
Named after C. K. Pawsey, a naturalist from Millicent, South Australia.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Heterick B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 76: 1-206.
 * McArthur A.J. 2003. New species of Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Australia. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 127(1): 5-14.