Camponotus atriceps, previously referred as C. abdominalis, is a species of carpenter ant, endemic to the Americas.
| Camponotus atriceps | |
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| C. atriceps worker | |
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 abdominalis Fabricius, 1804 | |
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 of parasites have been identified from the subspecies, Camponotus abdominalis floridanus. These include the inquilines Microdon fulgens, Myrmecophila pergandei, an undetermined species of Atelurinae, Alachua floridensis and Obeza floridana. The cockroach, Myrmecoblatta wheeleri has also been found associated with the ant in southern Florida.[3]
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
Media related to Camponotus atriceps at Wikimedia Commons
