Camponotus fulvopilosus

Distribution
This taxon was described from South Africa. It is also found in Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia.

Nomenclature

 *  fulvopilosus. Formica fulvopilosa De Geer, 1778: 613, pl. 45, figs. 13, 14 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Forel, 1879a: 108 (s.); Forel, 1910f: 25 (m.); Arnold, 1924: 737 (q.). Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 668; in C. (Myrmepomis): Forel, 1912i: 92; in C. (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985. Senior synonym of pilosa, rufiventris: Lepeletier, 1835: 213; Smith, F. 1858b: 32; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985; of detritoides, flavopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327. See also: Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
 * pilosa. Formica pilosa Olivier, 1792: 498 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Lepeletier, 1835: 213; Smith, F. 1858b: 32; Emery, 1896d: 376; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985.
 * rufiventris. Formica rufiventris Fabricius, 1804: 409 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213.
 * flavopilosus. Camponotus fulvopilosus var. flavopilosus Emery, 1895h: 54 (w.) NAMIBIA. Forel, 1910f: 25 (m.); Santschi, 1930b: 78 (q.). Combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 986. See also: Arnold, 1922: 738. Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327.
 * detritoides. Camponotus fulvopilosus var. detritoides Forel, 1910f: 25 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 986. Junior synonym of fulvopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327.

Formica pilosa

Two worker syntypes in. Labelled “Sar 26.” also has specimens labelled “Sum.” and “Sar 24.”