Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Invalid subtaxa: Camponotites pictus Zhang et al. 1994 [replaced name], Camponotus pictus Zhang et al. 1994 [replaced name]
Full reference: B. L. Fisher. 2025. Replacement names for junior homonyms in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1256:81-113
Belongs to Camponotites according to B. L. Fisher 2025
See also Boudinot et al. 2024 and Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Camponotites ambon, Camponotites ampullosus, Camponotites cockerelli, Camponotites compactus, Camponotites crozei, Camponotites curviansatus, Camponotites fuscipennis, Camponotites gracilis, Camponotites heracleus, Camponotites induratus, Camponotites lignitus, Camponotites longiventris, Camponotites longus, Camponotites microcephalus, Camponotites microthoracus, Camponotites novotnyi, Camponotites obesus, Camponotites oeningensis, Camponotites penninervis, Camponotites petrifactus, Camponotites plenus, Camponotites shanwangensis, Camponotites silvestris, Camponotites steinbachi, Camponotites theobaldi, Camponotites tokunagai, Camponotites ullrichi, Camponotites vehemens, Camponotites vetus, Camponotites xiejiaheensis
Type specimens:
- Camponotites flarex: Shandong Geological Museum K0174, an exoskeleton
- Camponotus pictus: Shandong Geological Museum K0174, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection K0 (Shandong Geological Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection K0 (Shandong Geological Museum) (Miocene of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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