Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920

Salata, Sebastian, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Borowiec, Lech, 2020, Review of the Camponotus samius complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Turano-Balkan region, with the description of a new species from Iran, Zootaxa 4763 (4), pp. 545-562 : 553-554

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.4.5

publication LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3B0E1BAD-72EE-4E68-ABF2-6EE3F9792A94

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3804814

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BC9E52-FB4D-5B05-FF3D-D345FCDEE4F8

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scientific name

Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920
status

 

Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920 View in CoL

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Camponotus (Myrmoturba) samius var. ionia Emery, 1920: 6 . [First available use of Camponotus maculatus subsp. samius var. ionia Emery, 1901: 59 (w.), unavailable name.]

Three syntype workers, Kefalonia, Greece. coll. Sangiorgi (MSNG) [Syntype major worker images examined, AntWeb, CASENT0905287, photos by Will Ericson, available on AntWeb.org].

Diagnosis. Hind tibia and scape with decumbent to suberect pilosity but without additional erect setae; gena without numerous erect setae; mesosoma in major workers sometimes ventrolaterally paler (brown to bright brown) than black to dark brown head and gaster, in minor workers mesosoma usually slightly paler than head and gaster, with dark dorsum and brown to bright brown lateral sides; legs in minor and major workers reddish brown; gaster in major and minor workers uniformly coloured, sometimes minor with indistinctly brighter colouration on its basal part; pilosity on gaster sparse.

Distribution. Greece ( Salata & Borowiec 2018), Turkey ( Kiran & Karaman 2012), Bulgaria ( Lapeva-Gjonova et al. 2010), Macedonia ( Bračko et al. 2014), Serbia ( Petrov 2004).

Biological notes. Camponotus ionius is a common species, known from various types of arid habitats, most commonly noted from pine forests, but also observed in olive plantations, deciduous forests, and gardens in urban areas. Workers are also occasionally observed in open habitats, especially pastures with xerothermous shrubs and limestone rocks or large stones. Nests can be found under large stones. Workers are active usually at dawn and dusk. Major workers forage up to 10 meters away from the nest and are often collected on roads or tree trunks. Camponotus ionius is also one of the pioneer species in burned forests.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Camponotus

Loc

Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920

Salata, Sebastian, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Borowiec, Lech 2020
2020
Loc

Camponotus (Myrmoturba) samius var. ionia

Emery, C. 1920: 6
Emery, C. 1901: 59
1920
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