Camponotus exsectus
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| Camponotus exsectus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. exsectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus exsectus Emery, 1900
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A Weaver Ant that uses silk in its nest construction.
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Identification
A member of the subgenus Karavaievia. This group of Camponotus species is known for their monomorphic workers and their nest weaving behavior.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia (type locality), Malaysia.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
General details about the biology of species in this subgenus can be found on the Karavaievia webpage.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- exsectus. Camponotus exsectus Emery, 1900d: 709, fig. 9 (w.q.) INDONESIA (Mentawei I.). Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266; in C. (Myrmophyma): Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 111; in C. (Myrmotemnus): Emery, 1920b: 258; in C. (Karavaievia): Emery, 1925b: 116. See also: Dumpert, 1985: 569.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1900d. Formiche raccolte da Elio Modigliani in Sumatra, Engano e Mentawei. [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 40[=(2(20): 689-720 (page 709, fig. 9 worker, queen described)
- Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 258, combination in C. (Myrmotemnus))
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 116, combination in C. (Karavaievia))
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 266, combination in C. (Camponotus))
- Maschwitz, U.; Dumpert, K.; Schmidt, G. H. 1985. Silk pavilions of two Camponotus (Karavaievia) species from Malaysia: description of a new nesting type in ants (Formicidae: Formicinae). Z. Tierpsychol. 69: 237-249.
- Wheeler, W. M. 1919f. The ants of Borneo. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 63: 43-147 (page 111, combination in C. (Myrmophyma))
