Camponotus confluens trematogaster

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Camponotus confluens trematogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. confluens
Subspecies: C. confluens trematogaster
Trinomial name
Camponotus confluens trematogaster
Santschi, 1915

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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

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Nomenclature

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

  • trematogaster. Camponotus (Myrmamblys) confluens var. trematogaster Santschi, 1915c: 266 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
    • Subspecies of confluens: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 978; Bolton, 1995b: 127.

Description

References

  • Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 266, worker described)