Camponotus variegatus papua
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| Camponotus variegatus papua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. variegatus |
| Subspecies: | C. variegatus papua |
| Trinomial name | |
| Camponotus variegatus papua Chapman & Capco, 1951 | |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
Biology
Association with Other Organisms
- This species is a host for the strepsipteran Pseudacteon sp. (a parasite) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode secondary; indirect transmission; transmission outside nest).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- papua. Campontus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus var. papua Chapman & Capco, 1951: 252.
- [First available use of Camponotus maculatus subsp. novaehollandiae var. papua Emery, 1911c: 256 (s.w.) NEW GUINEA (Indonesia); unavailable (infrasubspecific) name (Bolton, 1995b: 116).]
- [Misspelled as papuana by Emery, 1920c: 7.]
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Forel, 1912b: 83; Viehmeyer, 1912: 23; Mann, 1919: 369; Emery, 1920c: 7; Emery, 1925b: 96.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 100, catalogue)
