Camponotus
From Collingwood (1979) [1]
This is a world wide genus with a large number of species reaching their greatest abundance in the tropics. The form of the alitrunk and head varies considerably. Although attempts have been made to differentiate species groups, it has not been possible to make clearcut distinctions in all cases to justify the use of subgeneric names. Despite the variety of form, the attachment of the antennal scape some distance from the clypeal border is a constant feature that immediately distinguishes the genus from Formica and Lasius. The antennae are 12 segmented in the female and worker, 13 in the male; segments 2 to 5 are marginally longer than those following. Maxillary palps 6 segmented, labial palps 4 segmented. Frontal carinae are sinuate broadening behind the antennal insertions. Ocelli are absent in the worker, small but distinct in the female and male. Wings with one discoidal cell, cubital cell absent. Male external genitalia small.In North Europe the 4 Fennoscandian species all mine in dead wood but only C. herculeanus occasionally mines in live trees. This and C. ligniperda are among the largest ants found in Europe with major workers up to 12 or 14 mm long and females up to 18 mm long.
From Kim et. Kim, (1994) [2]
Campouotus is a world wide genus with a large number of species belonging to subfamily Formicinae. ln Korea, this genus has been investigated by some researchers, Teranishi (1940), Kim (1963, 1987) and Kim et ol. (1993). In 1940, two species of the genus were reported by Teranishi (1940. After that six species were reported by Kim (1963, 1970.In 1986, Camponotus jejuensis in Jeonnam province in 1992 and 1993, two new species were found and named,one is as Camponotus concavus n.sp and the other Camponotus fuscus n.sp.
References
- , The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, vol. 8. Klampenborg, Denmark: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd., 1979, p. 156.
- , “On the two new species, Camponotus concavus n. sp and fuscus n. sp from Korea (Hym., Formicidae).”, Korean Journal of Entomology , vol. 24, no. 4, 1994.
From Elmes et.al, (2002) [1]
The genus Camponotus Mayr, 1861 is the most prevalent and speciose genus of ants, represented by about 1580 species and subspecies all over the world and 230 species and subspecies in the Palearctic Region (Bolton et al.,2007; Karaman, unpublished). Identifying the species of genus Camponotus is difficult because of the high intra-specific variation and the similarity of many species (Mackay and Delsinne, 2009)
References
- , “Descriptions of four new species of Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key for the worker caste of the Camponotus of Turkey.”, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society , vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 36-56, 2013.