Camponotus pilicornis

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: France, Gibraltar, Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain.

Other Insects
This ant has been associated with the butterfly Glaucopsyche alexis and  Tomares ballus (Obregon et al. 2015).

Fungi
This species is a host for the ectoparastic fungus Laboulbenia camponoti (Espadaler & Santamaria, 2012).

Nomenclature

 *  pilicornis. Formica marginata var. pilicornis Roger, 1859: 228 (s.w.q.) SPAIN. Emery, 1908a: 197 (s.q.m.). Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1863: 419; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 101. Subspecies of sylvaticus: André, 1882a: 146; Emery, 1920c: 7; Santschi, 1925g: 356; of rubripes: Forel, 1886f: 143; of maculatus: Emery, 1905d: 31; Emery, 1916b: 150. Raised to species: Bondroit, 1918: 76; Schmitz, 1950: 13; Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969: 82, Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 186. Senior synonym of lichtensteini: Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 480. Current subspecies: nominal plus siculus.
 * lichtensteini. Camponotus lichtensteini Bondroit, 1918: 74 (s.w.) FRANCE. Junior synonym of sylvaticus: Bernard, 1967: 337; of pilicornis: Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 480.
 * massiliensis. Camponotus pilicornis var. massiliensis Schmitz, 1950: 13 (w.) FRANCE. [First available use of Camponotus maculatus r. dichrous var. massiliensis Forel, 1894d: 41; unavailable name.] Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969: 83. Raised to species: Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969: 83. Junior synonym of pilicornis: Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 480.