Camponotus cinctellus
| Shiny sugar ant | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. cinctellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus cinctellus (Gerstaecker, 1859)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Camponotus cinctellus, commonly known as the shiny sugar ant, is a species of sugar ant[2] with an extensive range in the eastern Afrotropics. The somewhat shimmering, golden-hued gaster is characteristic of the species. The reddish leg colour distinguishes it from the similar but smaller C. sericeus.
Range
Feeding on nectar
It is native to eastern Africa from Eritrea to Kenya, Rwanda, the D.R.C., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa, as far south as coastal Transkei.[3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- C. c. cinctellus – type locality in Mozambique
- C. c. belliceps Santschi, 1939 – type locality in the D.R.C.
References
- ↑ (2001) , website, Hymenoptera Name Server
- ↑ ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Orrell T. (custodian), 2011-04-26
- ↑ "Camponotus cinctellus". Antweb. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
External links
Media related to Camponotus cinctellus at Wikimedia Commons
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 14, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.