The Ants of Africa
Genus Camponotus subgenus Myrmopelta
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) arminius Forel
{Camponotus (Myrmopelta) arminius}

Camponotus (Myrmopelta) arminius Forel

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Mozambique (Camponotus barbarossa ssp arminius, Forel, 1910e: 457, soldier & worker; raised to species Santschi, 1921f: 311) as the type of the subgenus; subspecies bicontractus (Forel, 1914d: 256) from South Africa; soldier and worker only known (see Bolton, 1995; where the type location is given wrongly as Madagascar) .

Forel's (1910e) description is at {original description}. Forel's (1914d) description of bicontractus is at {original description}. Arnold (1924: 720) provided a translation; this is at {original description}.

The photomontage is collated and slightly enhanced from the Antweb.org site at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0102445 Collection Information: Specimen Code CASENT0102445; Locality Mozambique: [Delagoa]; Collection codes: ANTC4658; Collected by: Liengme

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