Camponotus cubangensis dofleini

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

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -23.03473° to -27.46667°.

   
North
Temperate
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Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
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Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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

Nomenclature

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

  • dofleini. Camponotus dofleini Forel, 1911e: 291 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
    • Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta): Forel, 1914a: 273;
    • combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Emery, 1920b: 257. Arnold, 1924: 714 (s.).
    • Status as species: Emery, 1920c: 29; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 972; Arnold, 1924: 714; Emery, 1925b: 125.
    • Subspecies of cubangensis: Santschi, 1930b: 81 (in text); Bolton, 1995b: 96.
    • Senior synonym of ledieui: Emery, 1920c: 29; Emery, 1925b: 125; Bolton, 1995b: 96.
  • ledieui. Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri r. ledieui Forel, 1916: 444 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
    • [Misspelled as ledieni by Emery, 1925b: 125.]
    • Subspecies of mayri: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 973; Arnold, 1924: 713.
    • Junior synonym of dofleini: Emery, 1920c: 29; Emery, 1925b: 125; Bolton, 1995b: 108.

Description

References

  • Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 714, soldier described)
  • Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 96, catalogue)
  • Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 257, combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex))
  • Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 29, senior synonym of ledieui)
  • Forel, A. 1911g. Die Ameisen des K. Zoologischen Museums in München. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Kl. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Münch. 11: 249-303 (page 291, worker described)
  • Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 273, combination in C. (Myrmosphincta))
  • Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 81, variety of cubangensis (in text))