Camponotus rubripes r. maculatus var. hova Forel, 1886
Camponotus maculatus r. hova Forel, 1891
Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)
Camponotus hova
The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago
Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
Fauna of Arabia
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Forel, 1891
Forel
1891
Insecta
Formicidae
Camponotus
Animalia
Hymenoptera
16
489
Arthropoda
species
hova
Camponotus rubripes r. maculatus var. hova Forel, 1886. - Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 30: 150 (name unavailable). (Madagascar). Camponotus maculatus r. hova Forel, 1891. - Histoire Physique, Naturelle, et Politique de Madagascar 20: 35. Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782). - Kohl 1907: 282 (misidentified). Camponotus hova. - Collingwood 1985: 277; Collingwood & van Harten 1994: 39; Collingwood & Agosti 1996: 373.
Specimensexamined: Yemen, Socotra Island:spms from Adho Dimello, IV.1967, K.M. Guichard, NHMB; spms from Nojid, 16.IV.1993, A. van Harten, CCC; spms from Farmihin, X.1998, W. Wranik, CWWR; nest sample, Adho Dimello, base camp, 12°34'N 54°02'E, 940 m, 03.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2101, NHCY; 1 large ☿, same data, NHCY; 5 ☿☿, coast road east of Hadibo, coastal sand dunes, 12°36'N 54°21'E, 04-06.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2102, NHCY; 1 small ☿, Diksam Plateau, 12°32'N 53°59 E, 1020 m, pitfall trap, 22-24.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2103; spms from Hasaant, 29.XI.1999, W. Wranik, CWWR; 1 small ☿, 2 large ☿ ☿, Za'pad, XI.1999, FCUA; spms from Hoq, 13.II.2000, W. Wranik, CWWR; 1 ♂, Diksam, camp, 12°31'N 53°57'E, 26-27.X.2000, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2104; 4 ☿☿, Wadi Daneghan, 12°37N 54°04'E, 90 m, pitfall traps, 28-30.X.2000, A. van Harten& H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2105, NHCY; 1 large ☿, 1 ♂, Nit, X.2000, V. Bejcek & K. Sfastny, FCUA; 1 small ☿, 1 large ☿, Homhil, 12°35 N 54°18'E, 330 m, 20-21.XI.2000, V. Bejcek & K. Sfastny, FCUA; 4 ♂ ♂, Wadi Fahr, 12°26'N 54°12'E, 70 m, 01.IV.2001, V. Bejcek & K. Sfastny, FCUA. - Yemen, Samha Island: spms from coastal area, 08.II.2000, W. Wranik, CWWR. - Yemen, Abd al-Kuri Island: spms from coastal plain, 18.II.1999, W. Wranik, CWWR.
Figs19-21: SEM micrographs of heads in full-face view (a) and overall lateral view (b) of ant workers. 19: Camponotus atlantis, large worker. 20: Camponotus atlantis, small worker. 21: Camponotus hova, small worker. SEM: H. Pohl.
Remarks: Occurring throughout the island complex off the African coast in the Indian Ocean, this species can be regarded as a Malagasy faunal element. It has a superficial resemblance to the Afrotropical C. maculatus, but differs in the reduced number of ventral head hairs, less clearlydefined pale spots on the gaster and generally smaller size. The old record of Camponotus maculatusfor Socotra (Kohl 1907), based on specimens collected in 1899 by the expedition of the Vienna museum, should certainly be referred to C. hova. Small workers of C. atlantisand C. hovamay be uniformly pale and difficult to distinguish, but the spines on the hind tibiae of C. hovaare absent in C. atlantis(Figs 17-18). In addition, large workers of C. atlantisusually lack the two to six suberect hairs present on the underside of the head in C. hova. As the largest ants present on Socotra, a separate name for C. hovaand C. atlantis- "kazer"- is used in the native language.
1224544587
1967-04
NHMB
K. M. Guichard
Yemen
Adho Dimello
1
Socotra Island
1224544589
1993-04-16
CCC
A. van Harten
Yemen
Nojid
1
Socotra Island
1224544594
1998-10
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Farmihin
1
Socotra Island
1224544586
1999-02-03
NHCY
H. Pohl
Yemen
940 m
12.566667
1
54.033333
HLMD-Hym- 2101
1
Socotra Island
1224544607
2004-01-01
2004-12-31
2004-01-01
NHCY
Yemen
1
Socotra Island
1224544601
1999-02-04
1999-02-06
1999-02-04
NHCY
H. Pohl
Yemen
12.6
coast road east of Hadibo, coastal sand dunes
1
54.35
HLMD-Hym- 2102
5
5
Socotra Island
1224544597
1999-02-22
1999-02-24
1999-02-22
pitfall trap
H. Pohl
Yemen
1020 m
12.533334
Diksam Plateau
HLMD-Hym- 2103
2
1
Socotra Island
1224544605
1999-11-29
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Hasaant
1
Socotra Island
1224544602
1999-11
FCUA
Yemen
Za'pad
3
2
Socotra Island
1224544596
2000-02-13
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Hoq
1
Socotra Island
1224544599
2000-10-26
2000-10-27
2000-10-26
H. Pohl
Yemen
12.516666
Diksam, camp
1
53.95
HLMD-Hym- 2104
1
1
Socotra Island
1224544604
2000-10-28
2000-10-30
2000-10-28
pitfall traps
NHCY
A. van Harten, H. Pohl
Yemen
90 m
Wadi Daneghan
54.066666
HLMD-Hym- 2105
4
4
Socotra Island
1224544606
2000-10
FCUA
V. Bejcek & K. Sfastny
Yemen
Nit
3
1
1
Socotra Island
1224544591
2000-11-20
2000-11-21
2000-11-20
FCUA
V. Bejcek & K. Sfastny
Yemen
330 m
Homhil
54.3
4
2
Socotra Island
1224544593
2001-04-01
FCUA
V. Bejcek & K. Sfastny
Yemen
70 m
12.433333
Wadi Fahr
1
54.2
5
5
Socotra Island
1224544603
2000-02-08
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
spms from coastal area
1
Samha Island
1224544584
1999-02-18
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
spms from coastal plain
1
Abd al-Kuri Island