Camponotus largiceps
Camponotus largiceps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. largiceps |
Binomial name | |
Camponotus largiceps Wu, J. & Wang, C., 1989 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- largiceps. Camponotus largiceps Wu, J. & Wang, in Wang, C., Xiao & Wu 1989a: 227, figs. 20, 21 (s.w.) CHINA (Hunan, Anhui).
- Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Radchenko, 1997d: 809.
- Status as species: Wu, J. & Wang, 1992: 1314; Wang, C. & Wu, 1994: 30 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 107; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 180; Radchenko, 1997d: 809; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 68; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 29.
Description
References
- Radchenko, A. G. 1997d. Review of ants of the subgenera Tanaemyrmex, Colobopsis, Myrmamblis, Myrmosericus, Orthonotomyrmex and Paramyrmamblis of the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Asian Palearctic. Zool. Zh. 76: 806-815 (page 809, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
- Wang, C.; Xiao, G.; Wu, J. 1989a. Taxonomic studies on the genus Camponotus Mayr in China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). [part]. For. Res. 2: 221-228 (page 227, figs. 20, 21 soldier, worker described)
- Wu, J. & Wang, C. 1992. Formicidae (pp. 1301-1320). In Peng, J. et al. Iconography of Forest Insects in Hunan, China. Forest Bureau of Hunan Province: 1473 pp. Hunan Scientific and Technical Publishing House.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- Ran H., and S. Y. Zhou. 2011. Checklist of Chinese Ants: the Formicomorph Subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (I). Journal of Guangxi Normal University: Natural Science Edition. 29(3): 65-73.