Camponotus harenarum

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Camponotus harenarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Myrmosaga
Species: C. harenarum
Binomial name
Camponotus harenarum
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022

Endemic to Madagascar, C. harenarum is only known from the littoral rainforest of Analabe in Daraina, in the northeastern region of the island (Fig. 57D). This species has been found nesting in rotten logs and foraging on the forest floor and on lower vegetation.

Identification

With head in full-face view, eye not breaking lateral cephalic margin; mesonotum short and lacking constriction; propodeal dorsum transversely medially concave at ca. posterior 1/2; petiolar node ca. as high as long.

Camponotus harenarum can be confounded with Camponotus karsti, but the latter has a more sloping anterior portion of the propodeum that makes a noticeable angle with the posterior region, and a shorter anterior margin of the petiolar node.

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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.

  • harenarum. Camponotus harenarum Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 97, figs. 5B, 57 (w.) MADAGASCAR.

Type Material

  • Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Antsiranana: Forêt d’Analabe, 30 km 72° ENE Daraina, -13.08333, 49.90833, 30 m, littoral rainforest, ground forager, 28 Nov 2003 (B.L. Fisher et al.) collection code: BLF09544, specimen code: CASENT0499207 (CAS).
  • Paratype. 1 minor worker of same data as holotype but with collection code: BLF09463 and specimen code: CASENT0499217 (CAS).

Description

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