Camponotus turkestanicus

Camponotus turkestanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. turkestanicus
Binomial name
Camponotus turkestanicus Emery, 1887 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Camponotus attila Stärcke, 1935 Camponotus maculatus kaschgariensis Forel, 1901

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on garden soil in a very low rainfall area.

Distribution

Records of this species from Jordan are most likely based on misidentification, as C. turkestanicus has a more eastern distribution (eastern part of European Russia, Iran and Central Asia). It is also possible that it has been confused with Camponotus turkestanus, a species known from Iran, Israel, Lebanon and several countries of Central Asia, as although C. turkestanus and C. turkestanicus are distinct species, they are commonly confused, probably due to their similar names. Thus, the occurrence of both C. turkestanus and C. turkestanicus in Jordan needs confirmation (Borowiec & Salata, 2020).

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 44.82° to 34.3419°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan (type locality), Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan.

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

Association with Other Organisms

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• This species is a mutualist for the aphid Eulachnus tuberculostemmatus (a trophobiont) (Mortazavi et al., 2015; Saddiqui et al., 2019).

Castes

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Worker. Specimen code antweb1008058. Photographer Elham Kashani, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by ULM, Universität Ulm, Ulm, Germany.

Nomenclature

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

• turkestanicus. Camponotus sylvaticus st. turkestanicus Emery, 1887a: 212 (footnote) (w.) “Turkestan”.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: “Turkestan”: (no further data) (A.P. Fedchenko).
  • Type-depository: ZMUM.
  • [Misspelled as turcestanicus by Dlussky, 1981a: 17.]
  • Ruzsky, 1905b: 203 (q.m.); Emery, 1908a: 203 (s.w.q.m.).
  • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 95.
  • Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, in Dalla Torre, 1893: 241 (footnote); Emery, 1896d: 370 (in list); Ruzsky, 1902c: 3; Ruzsky, 1905b: 202; Emery, 1908a: 203; Karavaiev, 1910a: 268; Karavaiev, 1910b: 11; Forel, 1911e: 290; Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916: 174; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1923: 240; Ruzsky, 1923: 2; Karavaiev, 1926e: 191.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1920c: 8, 12 (in key); Emery, 1925b: 95; Collingwood, 1961a: 74; Collingwood, 1961b: 289; Pisarski, 1967: 411; Pisarski, 1970: 321; Tarbinsky, 1976: 158 (redescription); Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 551; Dlussky, 1981a: 17; Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 131; Bolton, 1995b: 128; Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key); Radchenko, 1997d: 810; Collingwood & Heatwole, 2000: 12; Schultz, R. et al. 2006: 205; Gratiashvili & Barjadze, 2008: 132; Paknia, et al. 2008: 153; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 70; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 30; Borowiec, L. 2014: 44; Bračko, 2019: 169; Borowiec, L. & Salata, 2020: 4.
  • Senior synonym of attila: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key); Radchenko, 1997d: 810.
  • Senior synonym of kaschgariensis: Forel, 1904b: 378; Ruzsky, 1905b: 202; Emery, 1925b: 95; Pisarski, 1967: 411; Pisarski, 1970: 321; Tarbinsky, 1976: 158; Bolton, 1995b: 128; Radchenko, 1997d: 810.
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan.
• attila. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) attila Stärcke, 1935: 264, fig. 3 (s.) CHINA (Xinjiang).
  • Type-material: holotype major worker.
  • Type-locality: China: Xinjiang Prov., between Maralbashi and Yarkand, 1100-1300 m., 29.iii.-8.iv.1929 (J.A. Sillem).
  • Type-depository: NCBA.
  • Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 253; Bolton, 1995b: 87.
  • Junior synonym of turkestanicus: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key); Radchenko, 1997d: 810.
• kaschgariensis. Camponotus maculatus r. kaschgariensis Forel, 1901h: 67 (s.w.q.) CHINA (Xinjiang).
  • Type-material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated).
  • Type-locality: China: Kashgar-Darja, Maralbaschi, xii.1894 (Tancré).
  • Type-depository: unknown (perhaps MHNG).
  • [Note: type-material originated in Hamburg Museum, so perhaps destroyed in World War II.]
  • Junior synonym of turkestanicus: Forel, 1904b: 378; Ruzsky, 1905b: 202; Emery, 1925b: 95; Pisarski, 1967: 411; Pisarski, 1970: 321; Tarbinsky, 1976: 158; Bolton, 1995b: 106; Radchenko, 1997d: 810.

References

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