Camponotus festinus diligens

Camponotus festinus diligens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. festinus
Subspecies:	C. festinus diligens
Trinomial name
Camponotus festinus diligens (Smith, F., 1857)

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 2.374167° to 2.374167°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Malaysia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• diligens. Formica diligens Smith, F. 1857a: 55 (q.) WEST MALAYSIA.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Malaysia: Malacca, “MALCA” (A.R. Wallace).
  • Type-depository: OXUM.
  • [Notes (i): Smith, F. 1858b: 22, says the specimen is in “Coll. W.W. Saunders, Esq.” (= OXUM); (ii) the holotype is badly damaged and mounted on a very corroded pin; wings and gaster are missing (Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978).]
  • Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 3;
  • combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 90.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 414; Roger, 1863b: 3; Smith, F. 1871a: 304; Dalla Torre, 1893: 228; Bingham, 1903: 262.
  • Subspecies of festinus: Forel, 1892j: 240; Emery, 1896d: 370 (in list); Emery, 1925b: 90; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 443; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 245; Bolton, 1995b: 96.
  • Distribution: Malaysia (Peninsula).

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Formica diligens

Holotype queen in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “MALCA” (= Malacca, West Malaysia). The specimen in badly damaged and mounted on a very corroded pin; wings and gaster are missing.

References

• Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. (page 262, revived status as species)
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 96, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1896j. Saggio di un catalogo sistematico dei generi Camponotus, Polyrhachis e affini. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna (5)5:363-382 (page 370, variety of festinus)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 90, combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 90, variety of festinus)
• Forel, A. 1892k. Les Formicides de l'Empire des Indes et de Ceylan. Part I. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 7: 219-245 (page 240, variety of festinus)
• Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 3, combination in Camponotus)
• Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 2: 42-88 (page 55, queen described)