The Ants of Africa
Genus Camponotus subgenus Myrmotrema
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla Forel

Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla Forel

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Ethiopia (Camponotus Galla n. spec., Forel, 1894b: 68, worker; revived as species by Forel, 1911d: 372) South Abyssinia, Ilg - see below
junior synonym latinotus (Camponotus foraminosus Forel subsp. latinotus n. subsp., Forel, 1907c: 144, worker, synonymy by Forel, 1910c: 271, as Camponotus erinaceus Gerst. subsp. galla) Kenya, Lake Rudolph - see below.
minor worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1894b) description is at {original description}; his (1907c) description of latinotus is at {original description}.

{Camponotus galla major}The photomontage of a type media worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0910480.

{Camponotus galla major}The photomontage of the latinotus type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913708.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.
Major
 Sudan
Z Mahmoud
2009-35

 Selima Oasis
21°22'16.90" N
29°18'64.15" E 		Hand collected
 1
 {album}
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.
Media		 Sudan
Z Mahmoud
2009-33		 Selima Oasis
21°22'16.90" N
29°18'64.15" E		 Hand collected 1
 {album}
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.
Minor
 South Sudan
A Omer
S 1-5
 2006
South Sudan
8.1166667° N
28.8666667° E
 Mashar
 1
 {album}
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.
Minor		 Sudan
Awatif Omer
04
 2012
Sennar
13°36' N
33°01' E
1
 {album}
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.
Media		 Sudan
Awatif Omer
18
 2012
Atbara
17°22' N
34°07' E
 River Nile
 1
 {album}
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.
Major & media		 Sudan
Awatif Omer
23
 2012
Dinder NP
11° N
35° E
3
 {album}
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.		 Sudan
Awatif Omer
2013.02.23
 2013
Abu Hijar
12˚52' N
34˚0' E
 minor worker
 1
 {album}
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla
B Taylor det.		 Sudan
Awatif Omer
2014.28
 Wad alaieiz
Sinjah
13˚09'0" N
33˚56'0" E
 transect
minor worker
 1

{Campontus galla major}The photomontage is of a major from Sudan; Selima Oasis; collector Zaheir Mahmoud, 2009.

This matches the latinotus major worker shown above.

{Campontus galla media}The photomontage is of a media from Sudan; Selima Oasis; collector Zaheir Mahmoud, 2009.

{Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla)}The photomontage is of a minor specimen from South Sudan, Mashar; collector Awatif Omer, 2006.
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