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Carpenter ant (Camponotus sp.)The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.. Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little tendency toward reduction of palp or antennal segmentation in most species, except subterranean groups.
The black-headed sugar ant (Camponotus nigriceps), also known as the brown sugar ant, is a species of Formicinae ant endemic to Australia. Found throughout most states, the species is a member of the genus Camponotus , a cosmopolitan genus of ants commonly known as carpenter ants.
This is a list of valid species and subspecies of the formicine genus Camponotus (carpenter ants). There are over 1,000 species in this genus. There are over 1,000 species in this genus. Contents
Black garden ant with the mandibles of an unidentified creature.. The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, which is found across Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia.
As with most Camponotus species, C. castaneus has majors and super-majors, usually appearing in the second or third year of the colony's founding, majors are usually 10-14 mm, with super majors being around 13-17 mm. C. castaneus has a generalist diet, feeding on insects and carbohydrates such as honeydew, which is easily accessible. The ant ...
Camponotus castanicola is an ant in the genus Camponotus native to the Philippines. [1] [2] Appearance. It has a thorny spurred red three part abdomen joiner with the ...
The Namib Desert dune ant (Camponotus detritus), is a large ant species distinguished by white and black symmetrical stripes and markings on its hairy abdomen. It has an average mass of 45 milligrams (0.0016 oz). [ 2 ]
Camponotus testacea Bingham, 1903 Camponotus ceylonicus Emery, 1925; Colobopsis ceylonica is a species of formicine ant. [1] It is found from Sri Lanka. References