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Species: Camponotus cinctellus   (Gerstäcker, 1859) 


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Camponotus cinctellus_cf, Camponotus cinctellus belliceps

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

1 subspecies

Formica cinctella Gerstäcker, 1859: 262 (w.q.m.) MOZAMBIQUE. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

[Also described as new by Gerstäcker, 1862: 510.].
Arnold, 1924: 689 (s.).
Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 2; in Camponotus (Myrmosericus): Forel, 1913b PDF: 340.
Subspecies of Camponotus rufoglaucus: Mayr, 1893b PDF: 195; Emery, 1895b PDF: 180; Forel, 1909b PDF: 67; Forel, 1910c PDF: 271; Forel, 1913i PDF: 356; Wheeler, 1922: 966; Arnold, 1924: 689; Emery, 1925d PDF: 105; Menozzi, 1939c: 107.
Revived status as species: Santschi, 1939c PDF: 10.
Senior synonym of Camponotus venustus: Emery, 1895i PDF: 48; Wheeler, 1922: 967; Emery, 1925d PDF: 106.
Current subspecies: nominal plus Camponotus cinctellus belliceps.

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Camponotus cinctellus.  Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; 25th July 2016. Photos by Philip Herbst; collections by Ricky Taylor

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eastern Africa, Eastern Cape, Eritrea, Haut-Katanga, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Middle Africa, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sofala, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Distribution Notes:

Reference for Kenya if not type: Santschi 1914b

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in grassland, 1 times found in savannah woodland, 1 times found in montane rainforest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 4 times under stone, 1 times on low vegetation.

Elevations: collected from 30 - 1550 meters, 977 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Camponotus cinctellus: casent0905349; type of Camponotus cinctellus: focol2474, focol2475, focol2476, focol2477; Type of unavailable quadrinomial: Camponotus rufoglaucus cinctellus rufigenis: casent0910322, casent0910323; Type of unavailable quadrinomial: Camponotus rufoglaucus cinctellus ustithorax: casent0910324, casent0910325; Type of unavailable quadrinomial: Camponotus rufoglaucus cinctellus vertex: casent0911761, casent0911762



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