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Extant: 3 valid subspecies
Taxonomic history
Forel, 1902j PDF: 496 (q.). |
Combination in Camponotus (Myrmophyma): Forel, 1914a PDF: 269; in Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus): Santschi, 1928e PDF: 483. |
Senior synonym of Camponotus piperatus: McArthur, 2009 PDF: 274. |
Current subspecies: nominal plus Camponotus claripes inverallensis, Camponotus claripes nudimalis, Camponotus claripes orbiculatopunctatus. |
Found most commonly in these habitats: 8 times found in native veg., rural environ., 2 times found in Modified wandoo woodland near paddock, 1 times found in Chenopod shrubland, 1 times found in Dry sclerophyllous forest, 1 times found in Mallee woodland, 1 times found in Mallee-saltbush near RH, 1 times found in Mixed woodland (jarrah/marri/wandoo), 1 times found in Open woodland near roadside.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 8 times soil, 2 times Marri trunk, 1 times Near base of Eucalyptus wandoo; townsite, 1 times Light clay soil; in twig and bark litter, 1 times From marri (E. calophylla), 1 times Base of tree, 1 times Wandoo trunk, 1 times Under stone, 1 times Powder bark wandoo trunk, 1 times On tree, 1 times On ground, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 4 times By hand, 3 times Bark trap, 3 times Pitfall, 2 times Tree trap, 1 times Bucket trap, 1 times direct collection, 1 times Intercept trap, 1 times Pyrethrum knockdown.
Elevations: collected at 40 m
Type specimens: syntype of Camponotus claripes: casent0915750, casent0915751