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Camponotus tendryi
| Camponotus tendryi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmosaga |
| Species: | C. tendryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus tendryi Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022 | |
The distribution of C. tendryi is limited to Madagascar, in rainforest habitats of the RNI Betampona and RS Ambatovaky in the east, and the transitional humid forest of Binara in the northeast (Fig. 76D). Specimens have been collected foraging on lower vegetation, but the species nests in rotten logs.
Identification
With head in full-face view, lateral cephalic margins converging posteriorly towards eye level and covered with erect hairs; erect hairs lacking posterior to eye level; anteromedian margin of clypeus broadly convex; two apical teeth of mandible normally spaced.
See Camponotus dufouri for additional details.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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. |
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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.
- tendryi. Camponotus tendryi Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 173, figs. 11B, 12B, 76 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
Type Material
- Holotype worker. MADAGASCAR: Province Toamasina: RNI Betampona, 34.08 km 332° Toamasina, -17.91977, 49.20039, 525 m, rainforest, Malaise trap, 06 Apr 2008–01 Feb 2009 (B.L. Fisher et al.) collection code: BLF19594, specimen code: CASENT0145284 (CAS).
- Paratypes. 3 minor workers with same data as holotype but specimen coded as: CASENT0138778, CASENT0138799, CASENT0138800 (NHMUK, PBZT, CAS).