Camponotus atlantis

Sharaf et al. (2017) report that in Yemen colonies of Camponotus atlantis are commonly found under rocks next to and under Acacia trees.

Distribution
Camponotus atlantis was described from Tunisia and has been recorded from several countries in the Arabian Peninsula including KSA (Collingwood 1985), Oman and Yemen (Collingwood and Agosti 1996), and Socotra (Collingwood et al. 2004, Sharaf et al., 2017).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Socotra Archipelago, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. Palaearctic Region: Canary Islands, Iran, Tunisia.

Biology
Sharaf et al (2018) - Oman: Many workers of this species were found foraging under a pomegranate tree, Punica granatum L. (Lythraceae). Nest series were also found under rocks where the soil was dry and loose and under a rock at a date palm plantation.

Nomenclature

 *  atlantis. Camponotus rubripes r. atlantis Forel, 1890a: lxiii (s.w.q.) TUNISIA. Cagniant, 1966d: 970 (m.). Combination in C. (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 266; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 91. Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1891b: 20. Raised to species: Emery, 1920b: 255; Emery, 1925b: 91; Santschi, 1931a: 11. Current subspecies: nominal plus atrioris, hesperius, marocanus, nigrovarius.