Camponotus sexguttatus montserratensis

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Camponotus sexguttatus montserratensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. sexguttatus
Subspecies: C. sexguttatus montserratensis
Trinomial name
Camponotus sexguttatus montserratensis
Wheeler, W.M., 1923

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Lesser Antilles.

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

Nomenclature

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

  • montserratensis. Camponotus sexguttatus var. montserratensis Wheeler, W.M. 1923c: 7 (w.q.m.) MONTSERRAT.
    • Type-material: 6 syntype workers, 2 syntype queens, 3 syntype males.
    • Type-locality: Montserrat I.: (no further data), 19.vi.1912 (H.A. Ballou).
    • Type-depository: MCZC .
    • Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta): Kempf, 1972a: 58.
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1923c: 8 (in key).
    • Subspecies of sexguttatus: Kusnezov, 1952d: 224; Kempf, 1972a: 58; Bolton, 1995b: 112.
    • Distribution: Montserrat.

Description

References

  • Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 58, Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta))
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1923d. Report on the ants collected by the Barbados-Antigua Expedition from the University of Iowa in 1918. Stud. Nat. Hist. Iowa Univ. 10(3 3: 3-9 (page 7, worker, queen, male described)