Camponotus simillimus impatibilis

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Camponotus simillimus impatibilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. simillimus
Subspecies: C. simillimus impatibilis
Trinomial name
Camponotus simillimus impatibilis
Forel, 1899

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (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

Nomenclature

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

  • impatibilis. Camponotus maculatus r. impatibilis Forel, 1899c: 135 (w.) COSTA RICA.
    • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 82.
    • Subspecies of maculatus: Forel, 1901h: 69; Forel, 1905b: 160.
    • Subspecies of picipes: Emery, 1920b: 233 (footnote).
    • Subspecies of simillimus: Santschi, 1922c: 101; Emery, 1925b: 82; Kempf, 1972a: 72; Bolton, 1995b: 104.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 233, Subspecies of picipes)
  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 82, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
  • Forel, A. 1899h. Formicidae. [part]. Biol. Cent.-Am. Hym. 3: 105-136 (page 135, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1922d. Camponotus néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 62: 97-124 (page 101, Subspecies of simillimus)