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Camponotus rubrithorax
| Camponotus rubrithorax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. rubrithorax |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus rubrithorax Forel, 1899
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| Subspecies | |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 20.884696° to 17.03333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Mexico (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Lectotype of Camponotus rubrithorax. Worker. Specimen code casent0910717. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- rubrithorax. Camponotus rubrithorax Forel, 1899c: 142 (w.) MEXICO (Puebla, Morelos).
- Combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Forel, 1914a: 271.
- Status as species: Forel, 1901c: 136; Emery, 1925b: 164; Stitz, 1937: 135; Kempf, 1972a: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 121.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus nigrithorax.
Description
References
- Flores-Flores, R. V., A. Aguirre, D. V. Anjos, F. S. Neves, R. I. Campos, and W. Dáttilo. 2018. Food source quality and ant dominance hierarchy influence the outcomes of ant-plant interactions in an arid environment. Acta Oecologica. 87:13-19. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2018.02.004
- Forel, A. 1899i. Formicidae. [concl.]. Biol. Cent.-Am. Hym. 3: 137-160 (page 142, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 271, Combination in C. (Myrmobrachys))
- Varela-Hernández, F., Medel-Zosayas, B., Martínez-Luque, E.O., Jones, R.W., De la Mora, A. 2020. Biodiversity in central Mexico: Assessment of ants in a convergent region. Southwestern Entomologist 454: 673-686.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Castano-Meneses G. 2013. Estado del conocimiento de las hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en Querétaro, México. In Formicidae de Mexico (eds. M. Vasquez-Bolanos, G. Castano-Meneses, A. Cisneros-Caballero, G. A. Quiroz-Rocha, and J. L. Navarrete-Heredia) p 46-51.
- Dattilo W. et al. 2019. MEXICO ANTS: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic-Neotropical interface. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2944
- Flores-Flores, R. V., A. Aguirre, D. V. Anjos, F.R. Neves, R. I. Campos, and W. Dattilo. 2018. Food source quality and ant dominance hierarchy influence the outcomes of ant-plant interactions in an arid environment. Acta Oecologica 87: 13-19.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Luna, P., Y. Penaloza-Arellanes, A. L. Castillo-Meza, J. H. Garcia-Chavez, and W. Dattilo. 2018. Beta diversity of ant-plant interactions over day-night periods and plant physiognomies in a semiarid environment. Journal of Arid Environments 156: 69-76.
- Mendoza, R. G., and G. Castano-Meneses. 2007. Selected foraging activity of Camponotus rubrithorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Zapotitlan Salinas Valley, Puebla, Mexico. Sociobiology 50: 435-448.
- Rico-Gray V., M. Palacios-Rios, and J. G. Garcia-Franco. 1998. Richness and Seasonal Variation of Ant-Plant Associations Mediated by Plant-Derived Food Resources in the Semiarid Zapotitlan Valley, Mexico. Am. Midl. Nat. 140: 21-26.
- Rico-Gray,V., J.G. Garcia-Franco, M. Palacios-Rios, C. Diaz-Castelazo, V. Parra-Tabla and J.A. Navarro. 1998. Geographical and Seasonal Variation in the Richness of Ant-Plant Interactions in Mexico. Biotropica 30(2):190-200.
- Rios-Casanova, L., A. Valiente-Banuet, and V. Rico-Gray. (2004). Las hormigas del Valle de Tehuacan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): una comparacion con otras zonas aridas de Mexico. Acta Zoologica Mexicana 20: 37-54.
- Ríos-Casanova, L., A. Valiente-Banuet and V. Rico-Gray. 2004. Las hormigas del Valle de Tehuacan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Una comparacion con otras zonas aridas de Mexico. Acta Zoologica Mexicana 20(1):37-54
- Serrano-Cardozo, V. H., J. A. Lemos-Espinal, and G. R. Smith. 2008. Comparative diet of three sympatric Sceloporus in the semiarid Zapotitlan Valley, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79: 427-434.
- Vasquez-Bolanos M. 2011. Checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mexico. Dugesiana 18(1): 95-133.
- Vergara-Torres C. A., M. Vasquez-Bolanos, A. M. Corona-Lopez, V. H. Toledo-Hernandez, and A. Flores-Palacios. 2016. Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Diversity in the Canopy of a Tropical Dry Forest in Tepoztl an, Central Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 2016: 1–7.
- Vásquez-Bolaños M. 2011. Lista de especies de hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) para México. Dugesiana 18: 95-133