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Species: Camponotus (Phasmomyrmex) aberrans   Mayr, 1895 

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895 PDF: 152 (q.) GHANA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Santschi, 1915c PDF: 264 (w.).
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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Uganda
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Afrotropical

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name Status Publication Pages ModsID GoogleMaps
Camponotus aberrans nov. spec.  Mayr, G., 1895, Afrikanische Formiciden., Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 10, pp. 124-154: 152, (download) 152 4387
Camponotus (Myrmorhachis) aberrans   Santschi, F., 1915, Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique., Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84, pp. 244-282: 264-265, (download) 264-265 3651

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in Primary forest, 1 times found in 2nd growth veg., 1 times found in Tropical forest, 1 times found in rainforest, marsh clearing, 1 times found in roadside.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times nest in dead branch, 1 times In twigs on Erythrina trees, 1 times on tree trunk, at night, 1 times mango.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 2 times Hand collecting at night, 1 times search, 1 times Canopy fogging, 1 times Canopy fog, 1 times EC32 sweeping.

Elevations: collected from 510 - 1515 meters, 1310 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1895-09-01 and 2017-11-17

Type specimens: syntype of Camponotus aberrans gerardi: casent0912088



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