Camponotus lignitus Germar 1837 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combinations: Camponotus lignitum, Formica lignitum

Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1837. Insectorum protogaeae specimen sistens insecta carbonum fossilium. Fauna Insectorum Europae 19

Belongs to Camponotus according to B. Bolton 2012

See also Germar 1837, Heer 1849, Heer 1864, Heer 1867, Mayr 1867 and Pongrácz 1931

Sister taxa: Camponotus ambon, Camponotus ampullosus, Camponotus cockerelli, Camponotus compactus, Camponotus crozei, Camponotus curviansatus, Camponotus festinatus, Camponotus festinus, Camponotus fuscipennis, Camponotus gracilis, Camponotus heracleus, Camponotus herculeanus, Camponotus induratus, Camponotus longiventris, Camponotus longus, Camponotus luteus, Camponotus mengei, Camponotus microcephalus, Camponotus microthoracus, Camponotus mitis, Camponotus novotnyi, Camponotus obesus, Camponotus oeningensis, Camponotus parvus, Camponotus penninervis, Camponotus petrifactus, Camponotus pictus, Camponotus pinguiculus, Camponotus plenus, Camponotus shanwangensis, Camponotus theobaldi, Camponotus tokunagai, Camponotus vehemens, Camponotus vetus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Croatia (1 collection), Germany (4)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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