Camponotus congolensis weissi

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Camponotus congolensis weissi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. congolensis
Subspecies: C. congolensis weissi
Trinomial name
Camponotus congolensis weissi
Santschi, 1911

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Congo (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

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Nomenclature

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

  • weissi. Camponotus maculatus st. weissi Santschi, 1911c: 368 (s.w.) CONGO.
    • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 99.
    • Subspecies of maculatus: Forel, 1913h: 355; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 960.
    • Subspecies of congolensis: Emery, 1920c: 6; Emery, 1925b: 99; Bolton, 1995b: 130.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 6, Subspecies of congolensis)
  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 99, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
  • Santschi, F. 1911c [1910]. Nouvelle fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 79: 351-369 (page 368, soldier, worker described)