Extant: 1 valid subspecies
Camponotus aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862 PDF: 665 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Australasia. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Mayr, 1865 PDF: 34 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1953e PDF: 195 (l.).Combination in Camponotus (Myrmosericus): Forel, 1914a PDF: 268.Combination in Camponotus (Myrmophyma): Wheeler, 1922: 706.Worker. HW 1.3 - 2.8; HL 1.5 - 2.5; PW 1.2 - 1.75. Black, legs brown; pronotum feebly margined in front, more distinct in minors; sparse yellow, erect setae scattered on mesosoma, none under head; sparse short, white, flat-lying setae on mesosoma scapes and tibiae; frontal carinae wide; node summit blunt; finely punctate. Major worker. Anterior clypeal margin median section concave bounded by two blunt teeth; head sides convex, tapering to front; propodeal angle rounded; node summit blunt. Minor worker. In smallest minors anterior clypeal margin median section convex, in larger minors concave; head sides tapering forward; vertex slightly convex; PD / D about 3.
[[ worker ]]. Australie, recoltees par le Dr Sonder (Musee de Berlin). Ces exemplaires forment une variete chez laquelle la face basale du metanotum est plus ou moins divisee en deux moities separees l'une de l'autre par un angle transversal tres obtus.
[[ worker ]] Laenge 10 mm. Sehr aehnlich dem C. aethiops Ltr. aber mit einer reichlichen lebhaft messinggelben Pubescenz au der Oberseite des Hinterleibes; der Clypeus mit einem in der Mitte ausgerandeten und beiderseits Sfoermig zum Kiefergelenke verlaufenden Vorderrande; die Mandibeln schwarz.
Von der Novaraexpedition aus Sidney mitgebracht.
The golden tail sugar ant (Camponotus aeneopilosus or also commonly known as the golden black sugar ant)[1] is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus. It is native to eastern Australia and was described by Gustav Mayr in 1862.[2]
The golden tail sugar ant is a polymorphic species, meaning that workers vary in size.[3] It is a relatively small species, with lengths ranging from 5 to 9 millimetres (0.20 to 0.35 in). The ants are almost entirely black, with the exception of their gaster which has a covering of golden hairs, and also resembles some species of spiny ants, but they lack the spines that are on the mesosoma.[3]
The golden tail sugar ant is commonly found in forests and woodlands in eastern Australia, where they are found nesting under soil, rocks and sometimes logs.[3] They are only active during the day. CSIRO claims these ants have only been known from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, while their presence in other states and territories are yet to be verified.[1]
The golden tail sugar ant (Camponotus aeneopilosus or also commonly known as the golden black sugar ant) is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus. It is native to eastern Australia and was described by Gustav Mayr in 1862.
Camponotus aeneopilosus 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 Mayr.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesCamponotus aeneopilosus é uma espécie de inseto do gênero Camponotus, pertencente à família Formicidae.[1]
Camponotus aeneopilosus é uma espécie de inseto do gênero Camponotus, pertencente à família Formicidae.