Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis var. cypridis Santschi 1939

Seifert, Bernhard, 2019, A taxonomic revision of the members of the Camponotus lateralis species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Europe, Asia Minor and Caucasia, Soil Organisms 91 (1), pp. 7-32 : 21-22

Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis var. cypridis Santschi 1939 [New Synonym]

Investigated were four syntype workers from Cyprus labeled ‘ Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis Ol. v. cypridis Sants’, ‘ Chypre 20.7.31 Yermasogia Riv. Movromostakis.’ and ‘Type’, NHM Basel. Considering all NUMOBAT characters and running the syntypes as wild-cards in a LDA considering the five entities presented in Tab. 2 , they all were allocated to the C. rebeccae cluster with p = 1.000.

All material examined. A total of 17 nest samples with 36 workers were subject to NUMOBAT investigation.

CYPRUS: Aphrodite Bath, 2012.05.04 [34.057, 32.344, 51] ; Kidasi-S, Diarizos river, 2012.05.06 [34.798, 32.705, 264] ; Yermasogia river , 1931.07.20, types C. cypridis [34.76, 33.10, 90] . GREECE: Crete: Chania- 6 km SW, Agia , 2011.05.03 [35.467, 23.917, 22] ; Crete: Georgioupoli-S, 2007.05.04 [35.350, 21.250, 1] ; Rhodos: Apollakia, 2008.07.05 [36.050, 27.783, 34] ; Rhodos: Dimylia, 2008.07.09 [36.333, 28.033, 91] ; Rhodos: Emponas, 2008.07.10 [36.200, 27.817, 35] ; Rhodos: Epta Piges, 2008.07.04 [36.25, 28.10, 92] ; Rhodos: Petaloudes , 2008.07.09 [36.333, 28.050, 192] . SYRIA: Damascus ( Sahlberg ), pre 1913.xx.xx, type C. rebeccae [33.51, 36.31, 696] . TURKEY: Antalya: Belek, 2004.02.21 [36.860, 31.059, 8] ; Chimaera ( Yanatas ), 2010.06.30 [36.418, 30.450, 146] ; Cirali , 2010.06.30 [36.418, 30.450, 15] ; Demirtas- 28 km E, 1997.05.04, No 139 [36.52, 32.26, 1000] ; Göynük, 2010.06.28 [36.667, 30.533, 49] ; ancient Phaselis , 2010.07.05 [36.517, 30.550, 20] .

Geographic range. The range indicated by the investigated material is rather small but the situation farther east is unknown.

Diagnosis ( Tab. 2 ) See key. Within the species having significant reddish pigmentation components on vertex, C. rebeccae is well characterized by the closely spaced ripples on dorsum of 1st gaster tergite (RipD 7.99 ± 0.50 µm) and the rather long dorsal propodeal plane. Minor workers are depicted in AntWeb.org under CASENT0911697 and CASENT0914423 and a major worker under CASENT0911696. The typical coloration is head, mesosoma and petiole medium to dark reddish brown and gaster blackish.

Biology. No information.

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