Camponotus propinquus

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Camponotus propinquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. propinquus
Binomial name
Camponotus propinquus
Mayr, 1887

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Specimen Labels

Subspecies
Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -26.808285° to -31.632389°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality), Colombia.

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.

  • propinquus. Camponotus propinquus Mayr, 1887: 517 (w.) BRAZIL (Santa Catarina).
    • Kusnezov, 1952d: 194 (s.q.).
    • Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272;
    • combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Emery, 1920c: 46.
    • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 248; Forel, 1895b: 103; Emery, 1896d: 377 (in list); Emery, 1920c: 46; Emery, 1925b: 165; Borgmeier, 1927c: 158; Kusnezov, 1952d: 215; Kusnezov, 1953b: 339; Kempf, 1960f: 461 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 118; Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012: 256; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 113; Mackay & Mackay, 2019: 766.
    • Senior synonym of paris: Kempf, 1960f: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 118.
    • Current subspecies: nominal plus baretoi.
  • paris. Camponotus paris Forel, 1912i: 80 (s.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
    • [Misspelled as pavis by Luederwaldt, 1918: 52.]
    • Combination in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272;
    • combination in C. (Myrmobrachys): Emery, 1925b: 165.
    • Status as species: Luederwaldt, 1918: 52; Emery, 1925b: 165; Borgmeier, 1927c: 157.
    • Junior synonym of propinquus: Kempf, 1960f: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 116.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Bezdeckova K., P. Bedecka, and I. Machar. 2015. A checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4020 (1): 101–133.
  • Emery C. 1920. Studi sui Camponotus. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 52: 3-48.
  • Forel A. 1912. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 20: 59-92.
  • Kempf W. W. 1960. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica (n.s.)3: 417-466.
  • Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
  • Kusnezov N. 1952. El género Camponotus en la Argentina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 12: 183-252.
  • Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.
  • Kusnezov, N.. "Lista de las hormigas de Tucumán con descripción de dos nuevos géneros (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Acta Zoologica Lilloana 13 (1953): 327-339.
  • Pignalberi C. T. 1961. Contribución al conocimiento de los formícidos de la provincia de Santa Fé. Pp. 165-173 in: Comisión Investigación Científica; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina) 1961. Actas y trabajos del primer Congreso Sudamericano de Zoología (La Plata, 12-24 octubre 1959). Tomo III. Buenos Aires: Librart, 276 pp.
  • Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
  • Vittar, F. 2008. Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mesopotamia Argentina. INSUGEO Miscelania 17(2):447-466
  • Vittar, F., and F. Cuezzo. "Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina." Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina (versión On-line ISSN 1851-7471) 67, no. 1-2 (2008).