Camponotus compressus martensi

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Camponotus compressus martensi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. compressus
Subspecies: C. compressus martensi
Trinomial name
Camponotus compressus martensi
Forel, 1907

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 32.249974° to 32.249974°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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.

  • martensi. Camponotus maculatus subsp. martensi Forel, 1907e: 16 (s.w.) ALGERIA.
    • Santschi, 1929g: 165 (q.).
    • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 98.
    • Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1908a: 193 (footnote).
    • Subspecies of compressus: Emery, 1920c: 6; Emery, 1925b: 98; Santschi, 1929g: 165; Santschi, 1934f: 172; Santschi, 1936c: 207; Santschi, 1939d: 78; Bernard, 1953a: 189; Bolton, 1995b: 110.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 6, Subspecies of compressus)
  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 98, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
  • Forel, A. 1907h. Formiciden aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg. II. Teil. Neueingänge seit 1900. Mitt. Naturhist. Mus. Hambg. 24: 1-20 (page 16, soldier, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1929e. Fourmis du Maroc, d'Algérie et de Tunisie. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 69: 138-165 (page 165, queen described)
  • Santschi, F. 1936c. Liste et descriptions de fourmis du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 198-210 (page 207, Subspecies of compressus)