Camponotus compressus

This ant has been observed tending larvae of (Obregon et al. 2015).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates. Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. Oriental Region: Bangladesh, India, Nepal. Palaearctic Region: Canary Islands, China, Liechtenstein.

Biology
Bodlah et al. (2017) found Camponotus compressus and Lepisiota sericea to be associated with the psyllid Trioza fletcheri minor on the tree Terminalis arjuna in areas around Pothwar, Pakistan.

Bingham (1903) discussed this species as tending and keeping ant-cattle. Sharma and Sundararaj (2011) reported it as to be associated with Coccids and Membracids from India. Nettimi and Iyer (2015) studied patch fidelity in Camponotus compressus ants foraging on honeydew secreted by the tree-hopper Oxyrachis tarandus. Krishna Ayyar (1935) mentioned its economic importance and its symbiotic association with a host of mealybugs, scale-insects, aphids, Fulgorids, Psyllids, Membracids and Lycaenid caterpillars on a variety of cultivated crops, ornamental plants, trees and shrubs. Kataria and Kumar (2013) reported it as to be mutually associated with many species of aphids on various plants from India.

Nomenclature

 *  compressus. Formica compressa Fabricius, 1787: 307 (w.) INDIA. Smith, F. 1858b: 14 (q.m.); Kumbkarni, 1965: 305 (k.). Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 2; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 98; in C. (Myrmoturba): Santschi, 1929g: 165. Subspecies of rubripes: Forel, 1886f: 143; of maculatus: Emery, 1895k: 473; Emery, 1896d: 371; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 108. Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 225; Bingham, 1903: 351; Emery, 1920c: 6; Emery, 1925b: 98; Santschi, 1929g: 165; Santschi, 1936c: 207. Senior synonym of indefessa: Jerdon, 1851: 119; of quadrilaterus: Forel, 1892j: 240; of callida: Emery, 1925b: 98. Current subspecies: nominal plus bernardi, martensi, occipitalis, probativus, rectinotus.
 * indefessa. Formica indefessa Sykes, 1835: 104, pl. 13, fig. 6 (w.q.) INDIA. Junior synonym of compressus: Jerdon, 1851: 119.
 * callida. Formica callida Smith, F. 1858b: 18 (w.) INDIA. Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 2. Junior synonym of ardens: Mayr, 1886c: 353; of angusticollis: Dalla Torre, 1893: 221; Emery, 1896d: 370; Bingham, 1903: 366; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 106; of compressus: Roger, 1863b: 2; Emery, 1925b: 98.
 * quadrilaterus. Camponotus quadrilaterus Roger, 1863a: 136 (w.) INDIA. Junior synonym of compressus: Forel, 1892j: 240.