Camponotus abditus

Camponotus abditus
Camponotus abditus worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. abditus
Binomial name
Camponotus abditus
Forel, 1899

Camponotus abditus is a species of carpenter ant endemic to Guatemala. It was described by Forel in 1899.[1]

Based on specimen collections, Camponotus abditus ants are found in montane rainforest edge habitats, at elevations of 1,140 metres (3,740 ft).[2] This species is rather small. Workers are normally 3.5 - 4 mm in length, soldiers at 5 - 6 mm, males at 4 - 4.5 mm, and the queens are 7.5 mm, making them the largest of the colony.[3]

References

  1. Forel, A. (1899). "Formicidae.". Biologia Centrali-Americana: (page 158, queen described).
  2. AntWeb. "Species: Camponotus abditus". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 77: 157-240 (page 216, soldier, worker, male described)


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