Camponotus scalaris

Camponotus scalaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. scalaris
Binomial name
Camponotus scalaris Forel, 1901 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -28.67551009° to -29.4082664°.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Camponotus scalaris. Worker. Specimen code casent0910463. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• scalaris. Camponotus scalaris Forel, 1901d: 308 (s.w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta): Forel, 1912i: 92;
  • combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex): Emery, 1920b: 258; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 973;
  • combination in C. (Myrmisolepis): Santschi, 1921f: 310;
  • combination in C. (Myrmopiromis): Emery, 1925b: 129.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 973; Arnold, 1924: 722; Emery, 1925b: 129; Bolton, 1995b: 122.

References

• Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 258, Combination in C. (Orthonotomyrmex))
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 129, Combination in C. (Myrmopiromis))
• Forel, A. 1901g. Einige neue Ameisen aus Südbrasilien, Java, Natal und Mossamedes. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 10: 297-311 (page 308, soldier, worker, queen described)
• Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 92, Combination in C. (Myrmosphincta))
• Santschi, F. 1921f. Retouches aux sous-genres de Camponotus. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 61: 310-312 (page 310, Combination in C. (Myrmisolepis))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Arnold G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 675-766.