Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans chloroticus Emery

Swezey, O. H., 1942, Hymenoptera Formicidae of Guam, Insects of Guam I, Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, pp. 175-183 : 182

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scientific name	Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans chloroticus Emery
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28. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans chloroticus Emery View in CoL .

Camponotus tnarnlatus chlorotirns Emery, Mus. civ. stor. nat. Genova 38: 574, 1897. Wheeler, New York Ent. Soc., Jour. 20: 47, 1912.

Camponotus (Tanaemyrme:r) irritans chloroticus Emery, Wheeler, B. P. Bishop Mus., 0cc. Papers 11 (11): 39, 1935.

Ritidian Pt., April 15, 16, 22, Bryan ; Mt. Tenjo , May 3, nest in rotten stick, Bryan , Swezey; Machanao , June 2, 30, Aug. 6, Swezey; Mt. Alifan, June 27, Usinger ; Sumay Road, June 23, nest in stump of Lwmnitzera , Swezey; Libugon, July 10, Swezey; Fadian , Aug. 19, Swezey; Piti , nest in bamboo stump, Oct. 27, Swezey.

This large pale brown wood ant occurs in New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, New Britain, and Matupi Island. It ·was collected in Guam by Fullaway in 1911 . We found it everywhere in stumps and rotten logs, sometimes in very populous nests .