Camponotus rufoglaucus zulu
Camponotus rufoglaucus zulu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. rufoglaucus |
Subspecies: | C. rufoglaucus zulu |
Trinomial name | |
Camponotus rufoglaucus zulu Emery, 1895 |
Nothing is known about the biology of Camponotus rufoglaucus zulu.
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -21.56667° to -32.375°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- zulu. Camponotus rufoglaucus subsp. zulu Emery, 1895h: 49 (in key), 50 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- [C. rufoglaucus subsp. zulu Emery, 1895a: 180. Nomen nudum.]
- Combination in C. (Myrmosericus): Emery, 1925b: 107.
- Subspecies of rufoglaucus: Emery, 1896d: 372 (in list); Santschi, 1914e: 41; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 969; Arnold, 1924: 692; Emery, 1925b: 107; Prins, 1963: 107; Bolton, 1995b: 130.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64:15-56. (page 50, soldier, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 107, Combination in C. (Myrmosericus))