Camponotus orinus
Camponotus orinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. orinus |
Binomial name | |
Camponotus orinus Dumpert, 1995 | |
Synonyms | |
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A Weaver Ant that uses silk in its nest construction.
Identification
A member of the subgenus Karavaievia. This group of Camponotus species is known for their monomorphic workers and their nest weaving behavior.
Keys including this Species
- Key to Camponotus Karavaievia males
- Key to Camponotus Karavaievia queens
- Key to Camponotus Karavaievia workers
Distribution
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. |
Biology
General details about the biology of species in this subgenus can be found on the Karavaievia webpage.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- montanus. Camponotus (Karavaievia) montanus Dumpert, in Dumpert, Maschwitz, et al. 1989: 221, figs. 4-9 (w.q.m.) WEST MALAYSIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 20 paratype workers, 7 paratype queens, 2 paratype males.
- Type-locality: holotype Malaysia: Selangor, Gombak Valley, ca 25 km. N Kuala Lumpur, 26.i.1987 (U. Maschwitz); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: NHMB (holotype); BMNH, KDPC, MCZC, MNKL (paratypes).
- [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus alboannulatus subsp. montanus Emery, 1894c: 168.]
- Replacement name: Camponotus (Karavaievia) orinus Dumpert, in Bolton, 1995b: 115.
- orinus. Camponotus (Karavaievia) orinus Dumpert, in Bolton, 1995b: 115 (date of publication 30.x.1995).
- Replacement name for Camponotus (Karavaievia) montanus Dumpert, 1989: 221. [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus alboannulatus subsp. montanus Emery, 1894c: 168.]
- [Repeated in Dumpert, Maschwitz, et al. 1995: 102 (date of publication (31.xii).1995).]
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 115; Dumpert, Maschwitz, et al. 1995: 104 (in key); Dumpert, Maschwitz & Weissflog, 2006: 78 (in key).
- Distribution: Malaysia (Peninsula).
Description
References
- Dumpert, K.; Maschwitz, U.; Nässig, W.; Dorow, W. 1989. Camponotus (Karavaievia) asli sp. n. and C. (K.) montanus sp. n., two weaver ant species from Malaysia (Formicidae: Formicinae). Zool. Beitr. (N.F.). 32:217-231. (page 221, [Junior primary homonym of montanus Emery, 1894c: 168.])
- Dumpert, K. 1995a. Taxonomy. Pp. 88-102 in: Dumpert, K.; Maschwitz, U.; Weissflog, A.; Rosciszewski, K.; Azarae, I. Hj. Six new weaver ant species from Malaysia: Camponotus (Karavaievia) striatipes, C. (K.) melanus, C. (K.) nigripes, C. (K.) belumensis, C. (K.) gentingensis, and C. (K.) micragyne. Malays. J. Sci. Ser. A. Life Sci. 16:87-105.
- Dumpert, K. 1995b. [Untitled. Camponotus (Karavaievia) orinus Dumpert, new name.] P. 115 in: Bolton, B. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 115, replacement name for montanus)