Camponotus universitatis

Camponotus universitatis
Camponotus universitatis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Tanaemyrmex
Species:
C. universitatis
Binomial name
Camponotus universitatis
Forel, 1890

Camponotus universitatis is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants. It is native to Eurasia, where it has been recorded in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.

This species is a parasite of other carpenter ants, such as Camponotus aethiops and Camponotus pilicornis.

References

  1. ↑ Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Camponotus universitatis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T3718A10033880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3718A10033880.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., & Camlitepe, Y. (2015). First record of the South European rare parasitic ant species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17(1), 45.
  3. ↑ Gulliem, R.; Drijfhout, F.; Martin, S. J. (2014). "Chemical deception among ant social parasites" (PDF). Current Zoology. 60 (1): 62. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.