Biology:Camponotus universitatis

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Short description: Species of carpenter ant

Camponotus universitatis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Species:
C. universitatis
Binomial name
Camponotus universitatis
Forel, 1890

Camponotus universitatis is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants. It is native to Eurasia, where it has been recorded in Spain , France , Italy, Switzerland , Albania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.[2]

This species is a parasite of other carpenter ants, such as Camponotus aethiops[2] and Camponotus pilicornis.[3]

References

  1. Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Camponotus universitatis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T3718A10033880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3718A10033880.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3718/10033880. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., & Camlitepe, Y. (2015). First record of the South European rare parasitic ant species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17(1), 45.
  3. Gulliem, R., Drijfhout, F., & Martin, S. J. (2014). Chemical deception among ant social parasites. Current Zoology, 60(1), 62.

Wikidata ☰ Q4847645 entry