Camponotus bozaka

Known only from the south-central high plateau of Madagascar, C. bozaka occupies rubicole thicket, Uapaca woodland, savannah grassland, and shrubland habitats (Fig. 48D). Worker specimens have been found foraging through leaf litter and on low vegetation. The nest sites are in the ground or under stones.

Identification
With head in full-face view, lateral margin of head anterior to eye level parallel, lacking erect hairs; clypeus with noticeable anterolateral corner; in profile, petiolar node anteroposteriorly compressed.

See also discussion under Camponotus asara.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus bozaka Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 63, figs. 26A, 28B, 48 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR.

Type Material

 * Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Fianarantsoa: Parc National d’Andringitra, Plateau d’Andohariana, 39.8 km 204° Ambalavao, -22.18767, 46.90083, 2150 m, rubicole thicket at base of cliff, under stone, 16 Apr 2006 (B.L. Fisher et al.) collection code: BLF13773, specimen code: CASENT0217309 (CAS).
 * Paratype. 1 major worker with same data as holotype but with specimen code CASENT0071370 (CAS).