Camponotus socius

Camponotus socius
Camponotus socius worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Tanaemyrmex
Species:
C. socius
Binomial name
Camponotus socius
Roger, 1863

Camponotus socius, the sandhill carpenter ant, is a large species of ant in the genus Camponotus.[1] It was first described by Julius Roger (1863), based on specimens from Brazil - however these can be considered highly dubious as the location where the type specimens were collected (Amazonas) does not fit the known ecology of the species within North America, where it exhibits traits typical of a native species. It is well adapted to the sandy soils of xeric woodlands found within the coastal plains of the southeastern United States.[2][3][4] Its range includes the US states of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North and South Carolina and Mississippi.

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  4. ^ Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).