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4 subspecies
Taxonomic history
| Forel, 1886h PDF: 152 (s.w.). |
| Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1870a PDF: 374; in Camponotus (Myrmoturba): Santschi, 1922d PDF: 97; in Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925d PDF: 82. |
| Subspecies of Camponotus sylvaticus: Mayr, 1880 PDF: 23; of Camponotus rubripes: Forel, 1886h PDF: 143; of Camponotus maculatus: Emery, 1890c: 56; Forel, 1912j PDF: 70; of Camponotus picipes: Emery, 1920b PDF: 233. |
| Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 253; Emery, 1894h: 372; Santschi, 1922d PDF: 97; Emery, 1925d PDF: 82. |
| Current subspecies: nominal plus Camponotus simillimus atratior, Camponotus simillimus impatibilis, Camponotus simillimus indianus, Camponotus simillimus riograndensis. |
J. Longino: In Costa Rica, this species occurs in wet to moist forested habitats in the lowlands of the Pacific slope. It is a relatively common species on the Osa Peninsula and vicinity, and I have one collection from the San Luis Valley just below Monteverde. Workers are relatively common nocturnal foragers, although I have seen them during the day tending Homoptera and at extrafloral nectaries. I have seen them as army ant prey. I have seen two nests, both in rotten branches near the ground. One was on the ground and one was suspended in low vegetation.
— Deux [[ worker ]] major et deux [[ worker ]] minor du Bresil que je dois a l'obligeance de M. Mayr me montrent que cette forme n'a avec le C. herculeanusHNS que des affinites apparentes provenant de la couleur. C'est une pure race du C. rubripesHNS, voisine du C. cognatusHNS par sa taille et sa couleur. La tete est mate et ponctuee; le thorax et l'abdomen sont finement reticules ponctues. La pubescence est fort longue, surtout sur l'abdomen, plus longue meme que chez le C. sexguttatusHNS. Sur les pattes elle est entierement appliquee. Le lobe du chaperon est fort developpe, echancre sur les cotes, et a bord anterieur concave; la carene est aussi tres marquee sur toute la longueur de l'epistome. Cette race est extremement rapprochee de la race C. indianusHNS Forel, dont elle a la forme et la sculpture; " mais chez ce dernier qui est entierement d'un noir brun, la pubescence est aussi faible que chez le C. sylvaticusHNS; les poils dresses sont aussi plus grossiers, moins abondants et d'un brun fonce (d'un blanc jaunatre chez le C. simillimusHNS); les pattes sont plus fortes et un peu plus aplaties.
Found most commonly in these habitats: 9 times found in lowland rainforest, 1 times found in isolated tree in pasture, 1 times found in disturbed road-edge forest, 1 times found in mature rainforest, edge of forest near pasture and agricultural land, steep rocky terrain, 1 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, isolated peak with oak trees, 1 times found in second growth vegetation, 1 times found in tropical rainforest, with big trees, probably primary, near small stream, 1 times found in cloud forest.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 3 times ex sifted leaf litter, 2 times nocturnal foragers, 1 times ex rotten log, 1 times at night on dead heron, 1 times on extrafloral nectaries of Passiflora, 1 times Night collecting. On vegetation., 1 times nest in rotten branch on ground, 1 times nest in dead branch, 1 times Malaise trap, 1 times foragers, 1 times Eciton raid and Camponotus prey, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 6 times search, 1 times Winkler, 2 times miniWinkler, 1 times baiting, 1 times Hand, 1 times Malaise.
Elevations: collected from 5 - 1200 meters, 302 meters average
Type specimens: Holotype of Camponotus simillimus: casent0903650
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