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Species: Camponotus fulvopilosus   (De Geer, 1778) 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Formica fulvopilosa De Geer, 1778: 613, pl. 45, figs. 13, 14 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Forel, 1879a PDF: 108 (s.); Forel, 1910e: 25 (m.); Arnold, 1924: 737 (q.).
Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862 PDF: 668; in Camponotus (Myrmepomis): Forel, 1912j PDF: 92; in Camponotus (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, 1922: 985.
Senior synonym of Camponotus pilosa, Camponotus rufiventris: Lepeletier, 1835: 213; Smith, 1858a PDF: 32; Wheeler, 1922: 985; of Camponotus detritoides, Camponotus fulvopilosus flavopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327.
See also: Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.

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Camponotus fulvopilosus. Salmanslaagte, Cederberg, South Africa; 15 June 2016. Photos by Philip Herbst; collections by Peter Slingsby

Camponotus fulvopilosus. Vaalleegte, Karoo, South Africa; 26 May 2017. Photo and collection by Philp Herbst

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Botswana, Erongo, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape
Indomalaya Region: India

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name Status Publication Pages ModsID GoogleMaps
Camponotus fulvopilosus   Mayr, G., 1862, Myrmecologische Studien., Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12, pp. 649-776: 668, (download) 668 4445
Camponotus fulvopilosus   Emery, C., 1886, Alcune formiche africane., Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana 18, pp. 355-366: 356-357, (download) 356-357 3744
Camponotus fulvopilosus   Forel, A., 1886, Études myrmécologiques en 1886., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 30, pp. 131-215: 62, (download) 62 3923
Camponotus fulvopilosus   Mayr, G., 1895, Afrikanische Formiciden., Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 10, pp. 124-154: 150, (download) 150 4387
Camponotus fulvopilosus   Emery, C., 1895, Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3 e mémoire. Formicides., Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 64, pp. 15-56: 40, (download) 40 3788

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in Fynbos, 1 times found in spiny forest thicket.

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

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times pooter, 1 times Hand.

Elevations: collected from 461 - 750 meters, 493 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Camponotus fulvopilosus detritoides: casent0910452, casent0910453; syntype of Camponotus fulvopilosus flavopilosus: casent0905418; type of Camponotus fulvopilosus var. flavopilosus: focol2951



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