Camponotus trapeziceps prosaicus

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Camponotus trapeziceps prosaicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. trapeziceps
Subspecies: C. trapeziceps prosaicus
Trinomial name
Camponotus trapeziceps prosaicus
Santschi, 1922

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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

Nomenclature

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

  • prosaicus. Camponotus (Neomyrmamblys) trapeziceps var. prosaica Santschi, 1922c: 112 (s.w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
    • Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 156.
    • Subspecies of trapeziceps: Emery, 1925b: 156; Borgmeier, 1927c: 153; Kempf, 1972a: 47; Bolton, 1995b: 118.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 156, Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus))
  • Santschi, F. 1922d. Camponotus néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 62: 97-124 (page 112, soldier, worker described)