Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) erythromelus Emery

Type location Somalia (Camponotus erythromelus n. sp., Emery, 1896i: 158, illustrated, worker; Menozzi, 1927f: 361, queen; subspecies of braunsi, Emery, 1897e: 605) from Lugh
major & minor workers and queen only known (see Bolton, 1995) .

Emery's (1896i) description of erythromelus is at . Emery's (1897e) revision of the status is at . Menozzi's (1927f) further description of erythromelus is at

This has a concave dorsum on the propodeum and uniformly coloured black (very dark red) appendages. Compared with Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi, it has very few erect white hairs and lacks the coarse puncturation, or fossettes.

The photomontage of the erythromelus type (?) minor is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905435

Oxford University Museum specimens

Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) erythromelus B Taylor det.

Senegal Tambacounda B Ndiaye

Kunamba 13°06'30"N 12°05'18" W

Kunamba 14-V-09 St 12 fourmilière [B] East Senegal, Soudanian savannah, hand collection ants nest; minor

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The photomontage is of a minor from Senegal, Kunamba; collector B Ndiaye.

This shows the concave dorsum of the propodeum and black appendages, as described by Emery (1896i) for erythromelus. His subjugation of the form to a subspecies was characteristic of the era.

The photomontage is of a queen from Senegal, Kunamba; collector B Ndiaye.

The photomontage is of a male from Senegal, Kunamba; collector B Ndiaye.