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Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus (Leach 1825) ☿ (Hymenoptera Formicoidea Formicidæ Formicinæ Camponotini)
[Camponotus Mayr 1861: 1,083+†29 (IT: 19+†0) spp (41.2-0.0 mya)]
Parabiotic of Crematogaster scutellaris, Lasius emarginatus, Lasius lasioides, Pheidole pallidula, Solenopsis fugax, Tapinoma nigerrimum.
Camponotus is an extremely large and complex, globally distributed genus. At present, nearly 500 sspp belonging to 45 sgg have been described and it could well be the largest ant genus of all. The enormous species richness, high levels of intraspecific and geographic variation and polymorphism render the taxonomy of Camponotus one of the most complex and difficult. Revisionary studies are generally confined to species groups and/or small geographical regions. These ants live in a variety of habitats and microhabitats and the sheer size of the genus makes any characterisation of their biology challenging. Nests are built in the ground, in rotten branches or twigs, or rarely into living wood and most spp possess a highly generalistic diet.
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Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus (Leach 1825) ☿ (Hymenoptera Formicoidea Formicidæ Formicinæ Camponotini)
[Camponotus Mayr 1861: 1,083+†29 (IT: 19+†0) spp (41.2-0.0 mya)]
Parabiotic of Crematogaster scutellaris, Lasius emarginatus, Lasius lasioides, Pheidole pallidula, Solenopsis fugax, Tapinoma nigerrimum.
Camponotus is an extremely large and complex, globally distributed genus. At present, nearly 500 sspp belonging to 45 sgg have been described and it could well be the largest ant genus of all. The enormous species richness, high levels of intraspecific and geographic variation and polymorphism render the taxonomy of Camponotus one of the most complex and difficult. Revisionary studies are generally confined to species groups and/or small geographical regions. These ants live in a variety of habitats and microhabitats and the sheer size of the genus makes any characterisation of their biology challenging. Nests are built in the ground, in rotten branches or twigs, or rarely into living wood and most spp possess a highly generalistic diet.
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