Camponotus inflatus

Camponotus inflatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Myrmophyma
Species:
C. inflatus
Binomial name
Camponotus inflatus
Lubbock, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Camponotus aurofasciatus Wheeler, 1915[1]

Camponotus inflatus is a species of carpenter ant native to Australia.[2] Its workers can be used as repletes like honeypot ants, and Aboriginal Australians traditionally eat the repletes as food.

  1. ^ a b Bolton, Barry. "Camponotus inflatus Roger, 1863 valid". AntCat. antcat.org. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Camponotus inflatus". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 1 October 2024.