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Taxonomic history
[Date of publication: 5.x.1934.]. |
Senior synonym of the unnecessary replacement name Camponotus rottnesti and junior synonym of Camponotus testaceipes: Brown, 1956a PDF: 39. |
Revived from synonym: McArthur et al., 1998 PDF: 595. |
Camponotus darlingtoni WheelerHNS
Worker. HW 0.95 - 2.65; HL 1.3 - 2.6; PW 0.9 - 1.65. Black to dark brown, legs lighter; a few erect setae scattered over mesosoma, none under head, on scapes nor tibiae. Major worker. Anterior clypeal margin projecting, median section straight, bounded by rounded corners. Minor worker. Anterior clypeal margin evenly convex with rounded corners.
Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in Coastal woodland, 1 times found in Mixed native/exotic veg., revegetated suburban dune (reserve), 1 times found in native veg., rural environ., 1 times found in Suburban property, 1 times found in Wooded sandplain.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times soil, 1 times On trunk of Eucalyptus erythrocorys, 1 times On tree trunk, 1 times Nest in old Banksia stump; in tunnels under bark, 1 times In leaf web.
Collected most commonly using these methods: 4 times Pitfall.
Type specimens: