Camponotus atriceps
| Camponotus atriceps | |
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| C. atriceps worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. atriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus atriceps (Smith, 1858)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Camponotus abdominalis Fabricius, 1804 | |
Camponotus atriceps, previously referred as C. abdominalis, is a species of carpenter ant, endemic to the Americas.
Habitat[]
It has been found in a variety of moist and forested habitats, including wet lowland and rainforest, tropical rainforests, pine or oak forests, wet montane forest, and in mature wet forest.[2] It occurs from near sea level to as high as 2,290 meters.[2]
Races[]
There are two accepted races:[2]
- Camponotus atriceps atriceps
- Camponotus atriceps nocens
Parasites[]
A variety of parasites have been identified from the subspecies, Camponotus abdominalis floridanus. These include the inquilines Microdon fulgens, , an undetermined species of Atelurinae, and Obeza floridana. The cockroach, has also been found associated with the ant in southern Florida.[3]
References[]
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Camponotus abdominalis".
- ^ a b c "Species: Camponotus atriceps (Smith, 1858)". AntWeb v5.33.1. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Obeza floridana, a Parasitoid of Camponotus abdominalis floridanus from Florida (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae, Formicidae) Lloyd R. Davis, Jr. and Donald P. Jouvenaz. The Florida Entomologist Vol. 73, No. 2 (Jun., 1990), pp. 335-337
External links[]
Media related to Camponotus atriceps at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Camponotus
- Insects described in 1858
- Formicinae stubs