Camponotus atriceps
| Camponotus atriceps | |
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| C. atricepsworker | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 abdominalisFabricius,1804 | |
Camponotus atriceps,previously referred asC. abdominalis,is a species ofcarpenter ant,endemicto theAmericas.
Habitat[edit]
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[edit]
There are two accepted races:[2]
- Camponotus atriceps atriceps
- Camponotus atriceps nocens
Parasites[edit]
A variety ofparasiteshave been identified from thesubspecies,Camponotus abdominalis floridanus.These include theinquilinesMicrodon fulgens,Myrmecophila pergandei,an undetermined species ofAtelurinae,Alachua floridensisandObeza floridana.Thecockroach,Myrmecoblatta wheelerihas also been found associated with the ant in southernFlorida.[3]
References[edit]
- ^"ITIS - Report: Camponotus abdominalis".
- ^abc"Species: Camponotus atriceps (Smith, 1858)".AntWeb v5.33.1.Retrieved18 June2015.
- ^Obeza floridana, a Parasitoid of Camponotus abdominalis floridanus from Florida (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae, Formicidae)Lloyd R. Davis, Jr. and Donald P. Jouvenaz.The Florida EntomologistVol. 73, No. 2 (Jun., 1990), pp. 335-337
External links[edit]
Media related toCamponotus atricepsat Wikimedia Commons
