Camponotus natalensis politiceps

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Camponotus natalensis politiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. natalensis
Subspecies: C. natalensis politiceps
Trinomial name
Camponotus natalensis politiceps
Santschi, 1914

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

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

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Nomenclature

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

  • politiceps. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) natalensis var. politiceps Santschi, 1914e: 38 (w.m.) SOUTH AFRICA.
    • Type-material: syntype workers, syntype male(s) (numbers not stated).
    • Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1.iii.1905 (I. Trägårdh).
    • Type-depository: NHMB (perhaps also NHRS).
    • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 103.
    • Subspecies of natalensis: Arnold, 1922: 654; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 960; Emery, 1925b: 103; Bolton, 1995b: 118.
    • Distribution: South Africa.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 103, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
  • Santschi, F. 1914e. Meddelanden från Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Afdelning. 3. Fourmis du Natal et du Zoulouland récoltées par le Dr. I. Trägårdh. Göteb. K. Vetensk. Vitterh. Samh. Handl. 15: 1-44 (page 38, worker, male described)