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Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
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| Camponotus vicinus nests in the soil under logs and stones in semi-arid upland areas and on mesas on the Navajo Reservation. Major workers are very large in comparison with media and minor workers. These ants are nocturnal and if the nest is discovered during the day, large numbers of workers rapidly defend the entrance. This ant species is common on the Navajo Reservation and has been found at Oak Springs, Mexican Cry Mesa, and Black Mesa, Arizona.
This ant has very few erect hairs on the cheeks and sides of the head and the scape is flattened at the base. DISTRIBUTION Nearctic: United States (Arizona, North Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, California), Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba), Mexico |
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| Distribution of Camponotus vicinus on the Navajo Reservation. | ||||||||||
| Mexican Cry Mesa, Apache County, Arizona. | ||||||||||
| LITERATURE
Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 [worker described] Emery, C. 1893k. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 7: 633-682 [soldier, queen described] Wheeler, W. M. 1910g. The North American ants of the genus Camponotus Mayr. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 20: 295-354 [male described] Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 104: 1-585 [combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex), revived status as species] Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1968a. The ant larvae of the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): supplement. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 61: 205-222 [larva described] Snelling, R. R. 1970. Studies on California ants, 5. Revisionary notes on some species of Camponotus, subgenus Tanaemyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 72: 390-397 [revived status as species] |
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