The Ants of Africa
Genus Camponotus subgenus Myrmotrema
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) auropubens (Forel)

Camponotus (Myrmotrema) auropubens (Forel)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Mozambique (Camponotus foraminosus r pubens, Forel, 1894b: 67, worker; raised to species Santschi, 1915c: 267); subspecies absalon (Santschi, 1915c: 274, soldier, worker & queen) from South Africa, argentopubens (Forel, 1909b: 66; in key of Santschi, 1915c: 268, queen) from Angola, and jacob (Santschi, 1915c: 275, worker) from Mozambique; soldier, worker and queen only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1894b) description is at {original description}. Emery (1895a) described what he took to be workers with TL 8 mm or less; this is at {original description}, the specimens, however were from Somalia and I suspect may not be of this species. Santschi's (1915c) description of absalon and jacob is at {original description}; Arnold (1924: 724, 728) gave a translation; this, with absalon, is at {original description}.

Forel (1909b) separated new variety argentopubens as - queen, TL 10.5 mm, head as auropubens, wide and slightly narrowed anteriorly, with similar sculpture; but the pubescence and pilosity exactly matches grandidieri; head shiny posteriorly; mesonotum shiny; wings smoky brown; fossettes as auropubens.
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