See all Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dufouri in Bolton World Catalog
Species: Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dufouri
Name Status:
Taxonomic Hierarchy:
Subfamily: Formicinae Genus: Camponotus
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)
1 subspecies
Taxonomic history
| Forel, 1895d PDF: 244 (q.); Forel, 1895i PDF: 488 (m.). |
| Combination in Camponotus (Dinomyrmex): Forel, 1914a PDF: 268; in Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925d PDF: 85. |
| Current subspecies: nominal plus Camponotus dufouri imerinensis. |
Taxon Page Author History
Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)
[[ worker ]]. Fundnotiz: Ste. Marie de Madagascar.
Forel, A., 1895:
[[ queen ]]. - L. 17 mill.. - Differe de la v. imerinensis par les memes caracteres que l'ouvriere, avant tout par sa taille plus grande, sa sculpture plus forte, et son eclat bien moindre. Tete tres allongee, en trapeze presque rectangulaire. Ailes subhyalines, avec les nervures et la tache marginale d'un jaune fort pale. Centre de Madagascar (M. Sikora).
Forel, A., 1895:
-- [[ male ]] L. 10 mill. Pour ainsi dire identique au C. dorycus Sm. r. confusus Em. Cependant le mesonotum a devant de gros points (fossettes) enfonces que n'a pas le dorycus , et l'ecaille est plus basse, presque rectiligne au sommet (fortement echancree chez le dorycus ). La couleur est d'un brun un peu plus clair.
Madagascar central (M. Sikora).
Specimen Data Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 236 times found in rainforest, 67 times found in montane rainforest, 27 times found in mixed tropical forest, 15 times found in forest edge, mixed tropical forest, open area, 8 times found in forest edge, open area, 14 times found in tropical dry forest, 12 times found in high altitude rainforest, 12 times found in littoral rainforest, 11 times found in Low altitude rainforest, 9 times found in spiny forest, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 117 times Malaise trap, 27 times Malaise, 16 times at light, 7 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 6 times pitfall trap, PF 50 traps, 11 cm dbh with water, soap, formalin, nonlinear placement, 5 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 4 times Beat 25 sample transect, 10m, beating low vegetation, 2 times Malaise, canopy trap, 4 times yellow pan trap, YP 25 trap transect, 3 times GC, 2 times 9 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, ...
Elevations: collected from 3 - 1990 meters, 645 meters average
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