Camponotus orinus

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Camponotus orinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. orinus
Binomial name
Camponotus orinus
Dumpert, 1995

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

A Weaver Ant that uses silk in its nest construction.

Identification

A member of the subgenus Karavaievia. This group of Camponotus species is known for their monomorphic workers and their nest weaving behavior.

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Malaysia (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

General details about the biology of species in this subgenus can be found on the Karavaievia webpage.

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • montanus. Camponotus (Karavaievia) montanus Dumpert, in Dumpert, Maschwitz, et al. 1989: 221, figs. 4-9 (w.q.m.) WEST MALAYSIA.
    • [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus alboannulatus subsp. montanus Emery, 1894c: 168.]
    • Replacement name: Camponotus (Karavaievia) orinus Dumpert, in Bolton, 1995b: 115.
  • orinus. Camponotus (Karavaievia) orinus Dumpert, in Bolton, 1995b: 115 (date of publication 30.x.1995).
    • [Repeated in Dumpert, Maschwitz, et al. 1995: 102 (date of publication (31.xii).1995).] Replacement name for Camponotus (Karavaievia) montanus Dumpert, 1989: 221. [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus alboannulatus subsp. montanus Emery, 1894c: 168.]
    • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 115; Dumpert, Maschwitz, et al. 1995: 104 (in key); Dumpert, Maschwitz & Weissflog, 2006: 78 (in key).

Description

References

  • Dumpert, K.; Maschwitz, U.; Nässig, W.; Dorow, W. 1989. Camponotus (Karavaievia) asli sp. n. and C. (K.) montanus sp. n., two weaver ant species from Malaysia (Formicidae: Formicinae). Zool. Beitr. (N.F.). 32:217-231. (page 221, [Junior primary homonym of montanus Emery, 1894c: 168.])
  • Dumpert, K. 1995a. Taxonomy. Pp. 88-102 in: Dumpert, K.; Maschwitz, U.; Weissflog, A.; Rosciszewski, K.; Azarae, I. Hj. Six new weaver ant species from Malaysia: Camponotus (Karavaievia) striatipes, C. (K.) melanus, C. (K.) nigripes, C. (K.) belumensis, C. (K.) gentingensis, and C. (K.) micragyne. Malays. J. Sci. Ser. A. Life Sci. 16:87-105.
  • Dumpert, K. 1995b. [Untitled. Camponotus (Karavaievia) orinus Dumpert, new name.] P. 115 in: Bolton, B. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 115, replacement name for montanus)