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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Camponotini » Carpenter Ants (Camponotus) » Subgenus Myrmentoma (Camponotus Subgenus Myrmentoma) » Camponotus texanus

Species Camponotus texanus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Myrmentoma)
Species texanus (Camponotus texanus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: Wheeler 1903
Size
8-12.5 mm (Wheeler 1903)
Range
Coastal to west Texas
Season
At least Mar-Aug in Central Texas (stopped sampling in Aug) (1)
Print References
Wheeler, W.M. 1903. A decad (sic) of Texan Formicidae. Psyche 10: 93-111. Full PDF
Internet References
AntWeb
Works Cited
1.Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat.
Quinn, M.A. 2000. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 1 April, 2011 - 4:41pm
Last updated 2 April, 2011 - 4:12pm

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