Camponotus nigriceps
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Camponotus nigriceps is a species of ant from the genus of the Ross ants ( Camponotus ) within the subfamily of the scale ants (Formicinae). She is originally from Australia. Smith described a specimen with a distinctly black head, to which the additional species nigriceps (nigra, Latin for black and cephal, Greek for head) refers.
features
The workers' heads are black or dark brown, sometimes with lighter spots. Mandibles and anterior clypeus (head shield) are usually darker, sometimes lighter. Mesosoma and Petiolus are honey-colored or light brown, sometimes reddish. The coxa and femur are lighter, the tibia and tarsus are reddish brown. The gaster is black to light brown, sometimes the rear part is a little darker than the front part. Most of the head is never lighter than most of the gasser. According to Smith, the species is thinly covered with upright, rust-colored hair.
Some populations of Camponotus nigriceps resemble Camponotus loweryi and Camponotus eastwoodi in color and hair .
distribution
Camponotus nigriceps occurs throughout Australia with the exception of the Northern Territory and the north of Western Australia .
Taxonomy
Camponotus nigriceps was first described in 1858 by the British entomologist Frederick Smith using a worker as Formica nigriceps . The German doctor , naturalist and entomologist Julius Roger placed the species in the genus of the horse ants ( Camponotus ) in 1863 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d A. J. McArthur, M. Adams: A morphological and molecular revision of the Camponotus nigriceps group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Australia. In: Invertebrate Taxonomy 10 (1), 1996, pp. 1-46. ( Online )
- ↑ a b Smith, Frederick (1858). Catalog of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum part VI. Formicidae . London : British Museum. p. 38.
- ^ Camponotus nigriceps (Smith). Hymenoptera Name Server version 1.5 . Columbus, Ohio , USA: Ohio State University Norman F. Johnson.
- ↑ Julius Roger (1863): Directory of Formicidae Genera and Species - German Entomological Journal (Berlin Entomological Journal and German Entomological Journal in Association) - 7, p. 4. ( Online )
