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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 Camponotus (Camponotus Subgenus Camponotus) » Ferruginous Carpenter Ant  (Camponotus chromaiodes)

Species Camponotus chromaiodes - Ferruginous Carpenter Ant

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Habitat · Internet References
X-Large economy size ant - Camponotus chromaiodes ant - Camponotus chromaiodes unknown Ant with Black Locust Treehopper - Camponotus chromaiodes ferruginous carpenter ant - Camponotus chromaiodes - female Pennsylvania Ant for ID - Camponotus chromaiodes Pennsylvania Ant for ID - Camponotus chromaiodes Large Winged Ant on Driftwood - Camponotus chromaiodes - female Giant Mohawk Ant - Lateral Dorsal - Camponotus chromaiodes
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 Camponotus)
Species chromaiodes (Ferruginous Carpenter Ant )
Other Common Names
red carpenter ant
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Camponotus chromaiodes Bolton, 1995.

Synonyms:
Formica ferruginea Fabricius, 1798 not Christ 1791
Size
workers 6-14 mm
Range
Most of Eastern USA, excluding Florida and northern New England
Habitat
"C. chromaiodes occurs in remnant dry-mesic to mesic oak woodland and forest, where it nests in soil and concentrates its nest around or in the dead centers of stumps or wood in various stages of decomposition. It also nests in hollows in dead wood in tree trunks near the base of living trees, including eastern redcedar." -- antweb.org
Internet References
Ants (Formicidae) of the Southeastern United State--Camponotus chromaiodes
Antweb--Species: Camponotus chromaiodes
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 31 May, 2008 - 2:28pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bbarnd, Vox Sciurorum, James C. Trager, PaleoJon
Last updated 10 November, 2020 - 12:10am

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