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Camponotus kurdistanicus
| Camponotus kurdistanicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmentoma |
| Species group: | lateralis |
| Species complex: | gestroi |
| Species: | C. kurdistanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus kurdistanicus Emery, 1898
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Identification
Ionescu-Hirsch (2009) - C. kurdistanicus belongs to the Camponotus gestroi complex of the Camponotus lateralis species group (Radchenko, 1997c). It is morphologically similar to Camponotus vogti and to Camponotus abrahami, from which it differs only in color: C. kurdistanicus and C. vogti have the mesosoma lighter than the coxae and femora, while C. abrahami has the mesosoma darker than the legs; C. kurdistanicus and C. abrahami have a black head and gaster, while C. vogti’s head is paler (red to brown) than the gaster. C. kurdistanicus, C. vogti, and C. abrahami differ from Camponotus dalmaticus, Camponotus lateralis, and Camponotus rebeccae by having the clypeus with anterior margin truncated, medially entire, as opposed to rounded anteriorly and incised medially, by a lack of metanotal groove, as opposed to a metanotal groove generally present, and by a distinctly narrower head when comparing specimens with equal pronotum width: for specimens with PW > 1 mm, HW/PW ranges 1.15–1.36 (n = 10), as opposed to 1.36–1.58 (n = 24). C. kurdistanicus, C. vogti and C. abrahami further differ from C. rebeccae by a distinctly broader petiolar scale: the ratio of maximum petiolar width to pronotum width equals 0.54–0.60 (n = 14), as opposed to 0.41–0.53 (n = 47).
Israeli specimens of C. vogti and C. kurdistanicus may be color varieties of a single species.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 36.3854° to 35.648333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Russian Federation (type locality), Türkiye.
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. |
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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
Association with Other Organisms
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- This species is a mutualist for the aphid Thelaxes suberis (a trophobiont) (Stary, 1969; Saddiqui et al., 2019).
- This species is a mutualist for the aphid Aphis craccivora (a trophobiont) (Stary, 1969; Saddiqui et al., 2019).
Castes
Images from AntWeb
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| Worker. Specimen code antweb1008056. Photographer Hans Peter Katzmann, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ULM, Universität Ulm, Ulm, Germany. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- kurdistanicus. Camponotus gestroi subsp. kurdistanicus Emery, 1898c: 151 (w.q.) TURKEY.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
- Type-locality: Turkey: Kurdistan, Mardin (no collector’s name) (from Staudinger & Bang-Haas).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- [C. gestroi subsp. kurdistanicus Emery, 1898a: 226. Nomen nudum.]
- [Misspelled as kurdistanus by Emery, 1925b: 120.]
- Combination in C. (Myrmentoma): Emery, 1920b: 257.
- Status as species: Emery, 1920b: 257; Emery, 1920c: 25; Emery, 1925a: 70; Emery, 1925b: 120; Pisarski, 1971b: 730; Bolton, 1995b: 107; Radchenko, 1996b: 1197 (in key); Radchenko, 1997b: 706; Collingwood & Heatwole, 2000: 12; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 39; Ionescu-Hirsch, 2010: 80; Paknia, et al. 2010: 31; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 68; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 29; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 7; Karaman, C. & Aktaç, 2013: 51 (in key); Borowiec, L. 2014: 35.
- Distribution: Azerbaijan, China, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Turkey.
Description
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Emery, C. 1898c. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der palaearktischen Ameisen. Öfvers. Fin. Vetensk.-Soc. Förh. 20: 124-151 (page 151, 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 257, Combination in C. (Myrmentoma), and raised to species)
- Emery, C. 1920d. Studi sui Camponotus. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 52: 3-48 (page 25, Combination in C. (Myrmentoma), and raised to species)
- Emery, C. 1925e. I Camponotus (Myrmentoma) paleartici del gruppo lateralis. Rend. Sess. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna Cl. Sci. Fis. (n.s.) 29: 62-72 (page 70, see also)
- Ionescu-Hirsch, A. 2010 (2009). An annotated list of Camponotus of Israel, with a key and descriptions of new species. Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 57-98.
- Karaman, C.; Aktaç, N. 2013. Descriptions of four new species of Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key for the worker caste of the Camponotus of Turkey. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 86(1):36-56.
- Kiran, K., Karaman, C. 2020. Additions to the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zoosystema 42(18), 285-329 (doi:10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a18).
- Siddiqui, J. A., Li, J., Zou, X., Bodlah, I., Huang, X. 2019. Meta-analysis of the global diversity and spatial patterns of aphid-ant mutualistic relationships. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 17: 5471-5524 (doi:10.15666/aeer/1703_54715524).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Aras A., and N. Aktac. 1987. Faunistic study on meadow and pasture ants of Edirne provinces. Turkiye I. Entomoloji kongresi, 13-16 Ekim 1987, Izmir, 695-703.
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Collingwood C., and H. Heatwole. 2000. Ants from Northwestern China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche 103 (1-2): 1-24.
- Emery C. 1920. Studi sui Camponotus. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 52: 3-48.
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- Ionescu-Hirsch A. 2009. An annotated list of Camponotus of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key and descriptions of new species. ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY 39: 5798.
- Kiran K., and C. Karaman. 2012. First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3548: 1-38.
- Pisarski B. 1971. Les fourmis du genre Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) d'Iraq. Bulletin de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences. Série des Sciences Biologiques. 19: 727-731.
- Ran H., and S. Y. Zhou. 2011. Checklist of Chinese Ants: the Formicomorph Subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (I). Journal of Guangxi Normal University: Natural Science Edition. 29(3): 65-73.
- Vonshak M., and A. Ionescu-Hirsch. 2009. A checklist of the ants of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 33-55.