Camponotus harenarum
Camponotus harenarum | |
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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
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. |
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).