Camponotus honaziensis, Mayr, 1868

Seifert, Bernhard, 2019, A taxonomic revision of the members of the Camponotus lateralis species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Europe, Asia Minor and Caucasia, Soil Organisms 91 (1), pp. 7-32 : 19-21

Camponotus honaziensis Karaman & Aktac 2013

Investigated were 3 paratype workers from the holotype nest, stored in SMN Görlitz and labeled ‘ TUR: 37.467°N, 29.217°E Denizli-Merkez-Cankurtaran 1195 m, Honaz Dagi Nat. Park Karaman 2007.07.15 -07/2344’ and ‘Paratypes Camponotus honaziensis Karaman & Aktac 2013’. Note that the original description gives a wrong geographic latitude. These data are corrected here after a personal communication with C. Karaman in 2015 .

All material examined. A total of 2 nest samples with 6 workers were subject to NUMOBAT investigation.

TURKEY: Denizli-Merkez-Cankurtaran, 2007.07.15, No 07/2344, paratypes of C. honaziensis [37.467, 29.217, 1195]; Dereköy-Village, 2007.05.28, No 07/0412, paratypes of C. honaziensis [36.523, 30.194, 886].

Geographic range. Only known so far from eight localities in the Denizli and Burdur provinces of Anatolia between 800 and 1850 m altitude.

Diagnosis ( Tab. 2 , Figs 9–11 ). See key. Within the species having significant reddish pigmentation components on vertex, the species is well separable by a combination of long scape, strong extension of scape base and large width of dorsal propopodeal plane.A typical, or frequent, coloration is head, mesosoma and petiole reddish brown and gaster blackish.

Biology. This species was reported to occur on mountain meadows and Pinus , Juniperus and Quercus stands between 807 and 1831 m altitude.

Comments. The minor worker specimen CASENT0914264, depicted in AntWeb.org under Camponotus honaziensis , is by no means referable to this species but represents morph 2 of Camponotus lateralis .

Figures

Figure 9. Head of minor worker of C.honaziensis from the holotype nest.

Figure 10. Minor worker of C. honaziensis from the holotype nest in lateral view.

Figure 11. Minor worker of C. honaziensis from the holotype nest in dorsal view.