Camponotus robecchii rhodesianus

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Camponotus robecchii rhodesianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. robecchii
Subspecies: C. robecchii rhodesianus
Trinomial name
Camponotus robecchii rhodesianus
Forel, 1913

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -17.78333° to -26.375°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (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

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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • rhodesianus. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) troglodytes var. rhodesiana Forel, 1913a: 145 (s.w.) ZIMBABWE.
    • Arnold, 1924: 726 (q.).
    • Subspecies of troglodytes: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 985.
    • Subspecies of robecchii: Santschi, 1915c: 271 (in key); Arnold, 1924: 725; Emery, 1925b: 133; Prins, 1963: 108; Bolton, 1995b: 120.

Description

References

  • Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 726, queen described)
  • Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 725, Variety/race/subspecies of robecchii)
  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 133, Variety/race/subspecies of robecchii)
  • Forel, A. 1913a. Fourmis de Rhodesia, etc. récoltées par M. G. Arnold, le Dr. H. Brauns et K. Fikendey. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 108-147 (page 145, soldier, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 271, Variety/race/subspecies of robecchii)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 985, Variety of troglodytes)