Camponotus schoutedeni

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

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Specimen Labels

An uncommon species across the central African forest zone. Taylor et al. (2018), working in Benin, found it in pitfall traps, with Tettigometridae (planthoppers) on the fruit of Annona muricata, in a mango plantation (Eucalyptus) beating weeds, on Anacardium occidentale (cashew), on grasses and on Annona senegalensis associated with coccids.

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -12.46161° to -33.3°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality), Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe.

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

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Camponotus schoutedeniWorker. Specimen code casent0910443. 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.

  • schoutedeni. Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911f: 281 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
    • Forel, 1913a: 146 (s.).
    • Combination in C. (Myrmosaga): Forel, 1912i: 92; Santschi, 1935a: 283;
    • combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 990;
    • combination in C. (Mayria): Emery, 1925b: 123.
    • Status as species: Forel, 1912b: 83; Forel, 1913a: 146; Forel, 1913b: 347; Forel, 1913h: 357; Santschi, 1914b: 137; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 990; Arnold, 1924: 697; Emery, 1925b: 123; Santschi, 1930b: 78; Santschi, 1935a: 283; Santschi, 1937b: 104; Santschi, 1937d: 243; Bolton, 1995b: 122; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 205.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Arnold G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 675-766.
  • Braet Y., and B. Taylor. 2008. Mission entomologique au Parc National de Pongara (Gabon). Bilan des Formicidae (Hymenoptera) recoltes. Bulletin S. R. B. E./K.B.V.E. 144: 157-169.
  • Forel A. 1912. Einige interessante Ameisen des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem. Entomol. Mitt. 1: 81-83.
  • Santschi F. 1937. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola (2me voyage) 1932-1933. Fourmis angolaises. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 44: 211-250.
  • Santschi, F.. "Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola." Revue Suisse de Zoologie 37 (1930): 53-81.
  • Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
  • Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004