Camponotus herculeanus
From Collingwood (1979) [1]
This species is a typical denizen of shaded coniferous forest nesting in rotten stumps and occasionally mining in living trees. Fertilised females found nests singly. Alatae are developed in the late summer but overwinter to swarm in June.
References
- , The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, vol. 8. Klampenborg, Denmark: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd., 1979, p. 156.
From Collingwood (1979) [1]
Workers. Bicoloured with alitrunk dull red to reddish black, head and gaster dull black. Frons has deep close set punctures. Long pubescence on dorsum of first gaster tergite overlapping posterior border. Length: 5-12 mm.
Queen. Sides of alitrunk, propodeum and scale dull red, rest black; punctures and pubescence as in worker. Length: 14-17 mm.
Male. Entirely black, tarsi and funiculi paler; wings yellowish infuscate; head and gaster hairs sparse but present on all gaster tergites. Petiole scale has shallow dorsal emargination with raised sides rounded to blunt lateral angles.
References
- , The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, vol. 8. Klampenborg, Denmark: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd., 1979, p. 156.