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Species: Camponotus aethiops

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Taxonomic Hierarchy:

Subfamily: Formicinae Genus: Camponotus

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

2 subspecies

Formica aethiops Latreille, 1798 PDF: 35 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Senior synonym of Camponotus nigrata: Mayr, 1855 PDF: 313; Radchenko, 2007: 38; of Camponotus angustata: Emery, 1908a PDF: 199; of Camponotus hyalinipennis: Emery, 1914d: 2; Emery, 1915a: 250; of Camponotus marginata (and its junior synonym Camponotus sylvaticoaethiops): Pisarski, 1975: 31; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a PDF: 58; of Camponotus concava, Camponotus sylvaticoides: Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a PDF: 58; of Camponotus glaber: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990 PDF: 128.

Distribution:

Centr. & S SLO, mostly in Submediterranean

Biology:

Xerothermous open habitats, nesting in soil

Taxon Page Author History

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Forel, A., 1886:
( aethiops a pattes et antennes rougeatres) [[ worker ]] et [[ queen ]]. — Crimee, recolte par M. Jaeger, expert Suisse pour les vignes phylloxerees. Le C. sylvaticus de Mayr (Europ. Formic.) n'est pas le vrai sylvaticus , mais le sylvaticoaethiops .

Forel, A., 1890:
[[worker]] L. 7 à 14 mill. Tête et thorax mats. Abdomen souvent subopaque. Écaille , tibias et partie inférieurepostérieure du thorax d'un brun rougeâtre . Hanches et cuisses rou-geâtres . Tout le reste d'un brun foncé . Chez les [[worker]] minor et media souvent le thorax entièrement d'un brun rougeâtre .
[[queen]] L. 13 à 15 mill.
Carthage, Soussa, Gabès . En général plaine tunisienne, dans la région des figuiers de Barbarie, des oliviers et même des dattiers, au pied des arbres dans les racines, sous les pierres.

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in oak woodland, 1 times found in from sand dunes, 1 times found in open rocky grassland

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 2 times by hand

Elevations: collected from 2 - 1880 meters, 749 meters average

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