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Subgenus Tanaemyrmex

Camponotus festinatus? - Camponotus festinatus

Camponotus castaneus? - Camponotus castaneus

Camponotus festinatus group - Camponotus - male - female

Camponotus inaequalis - Camponotus tortuganus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

Subfamily Formicinae

Tribe Camponotini

Genus Camponotus (Carpenter Ants)

No Taxon Subgenus Tanaemyrmex

Remarks

"Most species of this subgenus nest in the soil under stones or other objects; occasionally nests may be surmounted by a small crater. The ants rarely nest in wood, but, if so, the wood is usually buried in the soil." (1)

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico Karl V. Krombein, Paul D. Hurd, Jr., David R. Smith, and B. D. Burks. 1979. Smithsonian Institution Press.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 12 March, 2010 - 7:03pm

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