Camponotus concolor

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Camponotus concolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. concolor
Binomial name
Camponotus concolor
Forel, 1891

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Specimen labels

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Malagasy Region: Madagascar (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Castes

Images from AntWeb

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Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0101358. Photographer Nick Olgeirson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.
Camponotus concolor casent0101359 head 1.jpgCamponotus concolor casent0101359 profile 1.jpgCamponotus concolor casent0101359 dorsal 1.jpgCamponotus concolor casent0101359 label 1.jpg
Worker. Specimen code casent0101359. Photographer Nick Olgeirson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • concolor. Camponotus concolor Forel, 1891b: 214, pl. 6, fig. 12 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR.
    • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 226; Emery, 1896d: 373 (in list); Forel, 1914a: 266; Bolton, 1995b: 93.
    • Senior synonym of gallienii (unnecessary replacement name): Bolton, 1995b: 93.
  • gallienii. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) gallienii Forel, 1916: 457.
    • Unnecessary replacement name for concolor Forel, 1891b: 214.
    • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1039; Emery, 1925b: 102.
    • Junior synonym of concolor: Bolton, 1995b: 101.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Fisher B. L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 31: 269-302.
  • Fisher B. L. 2003. Formicidae, ants. Pp. 811-819 in: Goodman, S. M.; Benstead, J. P. (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, xxi + 1709 pp.
  • Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 1005-1055