Camponotus universitatis
| Camponotus universitatis | |
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| Camponotus universitatis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Tanaemyrmex |
| Species: | C. universitatis |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus universitatis Forel, 1890 | |
Camponotus universitatis is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants. It is native to Eurasia, where it has been recorded in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.[2]
This species is a parasite of other carpenter ants, such as Camponotus aethiops[2] and Camponotus pilicornis.[3]
References
- ^ Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Camponotus universitatis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3718A10033880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3718A10033880.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., & Camlitepe, Y. (2015). First record of the South European rare parasitic ant species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17(1), 45.
- ^ Gulliem, R., Drijfhout, F., & Martin, S. J. (2014). Chemical deception among ant social parasites. Current Zoology, 60(1), 62.