Camponotus universitatis

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Camponotus universitatis
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C. universitatis
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Camponotus universitatis
Forel, 1890

Camponotus universitatis is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants. It is native to Eurasia, where it has been recorded in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.[2]

This species is a parasite of other carpenter ants, such as [2] and .[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Camponotus universitatis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3718A10033880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3718A10033880.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., & Camlitepe, Y. (2015). First record of the South European rare parasitic ant species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17(1), 45.
  3. ^ Gulliem, R., Drijfhout, F., & Martin, S. J. (2014). Chemical deception among ant social parasites. Current Zoology, 60(1), 62.


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