Extant: 2 valid subspecies
Camponotus auricomus Roger, 1862c PDF: 283 (footnote) (w.q.) MEXICO. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Forel, 1879a PDF: 98 (m.).Combination in Camponotus (Myrmobrachys): Forel, 1914a PDF: 270.Subspecies of Camponotus senex: Forel, 1879a PDF: 97.Revived status as species: Forel, 1893j PDF: 334; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 222., [[ worker ]] et [[ queen ]] (No. 8). Variete.. Longue de 4, 8 a 7 mill, avec le devant de la tete, les scapes et le 1 er article des funicules rougeatres, tandis que le reste des funicules, le thorax et l'ecaille sont noirs.
(8). Very common on foliage of bushes, & c.; open places or dry thickets, below 1000 ft. All parts of the island.
(8 a). Near Chateaubelais (leeward). August. Thickets not far from seashore; on bushes. The formicarium is made in rotten wood, or rarely under stones, the ants apparently choosing that which has been riddled by termites. It is of considerable extent, and may contain
Dr. A. Forel, Formicides several hundred ants, with a few females. The ants, when disturbed, run over the intruders actively, but hardly attempt to bite.
(8 b). Open Valley, Richmond Estate (leeward). Near sea-level. Oct. 31 st. Formicarium in a rotten stump.
Professor Kaup sandte mir vom Darmstaedter Museum zwei Arbeiter aus Mexico zur Ansicht, von welchen der Eine nur 4.5 mm., der andere 5 mm. lang ist. Bei Beiden ist der Hinterleib (ausser der goldigen Behaarung) sowohl oben als unten schwarz.
Camponotus auricomus is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de schubmieren (Formicinae).[1][2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1862 door Roger.
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Camponotus auricomus é uma espécie de inseto do gênero Camponotus, pertencente à família Formicidae.[1]
Camponotus auricomus é uma espécie de inseto do gênero Camponotus, pertencente à família Formicidae.
