Camponotus kelimaso

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

The distribution of C. kelimaso is limited to the eastern lowland rainforest of Madagascar between the Makirovana forest in the north and the Forêt d’Ambalagoavy Nord in the south (Fig. 63D). It nests mainly in rotten logs and rarely in root mat layers in the ground. Foraging is carried out on the ground and through leaf litter.

Identification

In full-face view, lateral margins of head anterior to eye level diverging posteriorly; anterior clypeal margin truncate; dorsum of second and third abdominal tergites lacking white spot; propodeal dorsum straight; body color dark brown; antennal scape without erect hairs.

Camponotus kelimaso can be separated from Camponotus immaculatus by its straight propodeal dorsum. It can be differentiated from C. lubbocki by the approximately straight posterior margin of the head and its small compound eyes.

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.

  • kelimaso. Camponotus kelimaso Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 120, figs. 34B, 35A, 37A, 63 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR.

Type Material

  • Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Antsiranana: PN Marojejy, Manantenina River, 27.6 km 35° NE Andapa, 9.6 km 327° NNW Manantenina, -14.435, 49.76, 775 m, rainforest, ex rotten log, 16 Nov 2003 (B.L. Fisher et al.) collection code: BLF09010, specimen code: CASENT0487718 (CAS).
  • Paratypes. 3 minor workers of same data as holotype but specimens coded as: CASENT0837637, CASENT0837636, CASENT0837635 (NHMUK, PBZT, CAS).

Description

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