Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker
  Type locality Kenya
(Camponotus chrysurus n. sp.,
Gerstäcker, 1871: 355, worker; Forel, 1899b: 308, major &
media) Endara (in Taita) - see below.
subspecies
acutisquamis (Camponotus
acutisquamis n. sp., Mayr, 1902: 296, soldier &
worker; as Camponotus chrysurus
Gerst. subsp. acutisquamis
Mayr, in Forel, 1910c: 269; Forel, 1913e: 670, queen; Forel, 1916: 44,
male; Camponotus (Myrmopleta)
chrysurus Gerst. stirps acutisquamis
Mayr var. dotalis n. var.,
Santschi, 1926a: 20, worker, from Congo) from Cameroun,
collected at Bojongo, by R. Buchholz - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0910458
securifer (Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) yvonnae
Forel subsp. securifer n.,
Emery, 1920c: 28, soldier, worker & queen) from Cameroun -
see below
apellis (Camponotus
chrysurus Gerst. subsp. acutisquamis
var. apellis n. var., Forel,
1910c: 269, soldier & worker;
Wheeler, 1922: 972) from Angola - see below
yvonnae (Camponotus
(Myrmamblys) Yvonnae n. sp., Forel,
1920c: 480, queen; variety of chrysurus
by Santschi, 1926a: 20) from Zaïre, collected at Kisangani
[Stanleyville], by Kohl - no images on Antweb (January 2019)
(see Bolton, 1995)  .
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Gerstaecker's (1871) description is at  . Forel's (1899b) description of the
soldier & media is at  . Mayr's (1902) description of acutisquamis
is at  . Forel (1910c) gave more
including acutisquamis and apellis; this is at  Forel's (1916) description of the male of acutisquamis
is at  Forel's (1920) description of yvonnae
is at  Emery's (1920c)
description of securifer is at  . Santschi (1926a)
separated dotalis as having blackish not reddish antennae.
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Forel (1915c) reported collections at St. Gabriel,
Zaïre, by Kohl - in a hollow tree, population very numerous, the cavity
in the tree was 20 cm in diameter and contained a nest made up of
carton forming horizontal cases.
The previously undescribed FEMALE he noted as TL 13-14;
head a third longer than wide posteriorly, an elongated trapezoid,
slightly wider posteriorly, with the occipital border weakly concave.
The anterior two thirds of the clypeus subtruncate, more strongly in
the workers, as with some Myrmamblys. The scape surpasses the
occiput by one and a half times its width. Head a little narrower than
the thorax. Mesonotum and scutellum subopaque or feebly shiny. Wings
slightly brownish tinted, especially the radial cell. Otherwise like
the worker (see the bottom of this page).
Wheeler (1922) also listed a Cameroun finding of acutisquamis
by Conradt.
Eguagie (1971) also reported it from Agodi and Mamu in Nigeria
but see barbarossa.
From Ghana, Strickland (1951a) described it as an
arboreal species found on mature cocoa. Later collected by Room (1971)
in 19 cocoa canopy samples, with one case of it as a dominant. In his
studies of the fauna of cocoa mistletoe (Room, 1972a, 1975), it was
23rd in terms of insect abundance (160 individuals). Seven workers were
collected by pkd from the canopy of Amelonado cocoa at CRIG by Bigger
(1981a).
Bernard (1952) reported it, as "ssp acutisquamus",
from Guinea, slightly abundant in savanna at Ziéla and
Kéoulenta; Camp IV at 1000 m; Camp II, at 1500 m; crests at 1300 and
1600 m.
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 The
photomontage of the type major worker is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=focol2467
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 The
photomontage of a (?) media worker from the type collection is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905421
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa
SLAM 4
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29.iii.2013
Nimba County
07°33’38" N
08°32’33" E
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SLAM trap
Secondary forest
473 m asl
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1
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 106
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24.iv.2001
JFK
3°13.53' N
10°15.07' E
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on lianas and dead
tree trunk in a treefall gap |
2
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Sample 31
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11.ix.2008
Ndengue
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
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1
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det.
Queen
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
HG
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05.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
04°22'19.4" N
18°35'49.7" E
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360 m; 17h30-4h;
Bangui après la corniche direction N'garagba
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1
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
IG
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14.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
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528 m; Camp 1;
Journée; Au camp
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4
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
IF |
17.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E |
528 m; Camp 1;
Journée; Au camp |
1
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
GI
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21.ii.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°55'04.8" N
16°10'09.7 E
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Camp 6; Au camp
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1
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
GN |
23.ii.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°55'04.8" N
16°10'09.7 E
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Camp 6; U.V :
21h-6h30, à 38m du sol dans un Ayous (Triplochiton
scleroxylon, Sterculariaceae); 450 m asl |
4
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
GO |
24.ii.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°55'04.8" N
16°10'09.7 E |
Camp 6; Abords de la
rivière Mossoumba dans la forêt, 11h-14h
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1
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Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus
B Taylor det. |
Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
LS
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15.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°27'11.6"N 16°04'58.7"E
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343 m; jour, à vue
derrière le village, Molongo, strate arbustive (Casside land)
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1
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 The photomontage is
of a major collected in Cameroun
- south-western tropical coastal forest area between Edéa and Campo
(McKey Wolbachia project) - Cameroon 106 from location JFK
(Joung Forest nr Nkolo - at 3°13.53' N 10°15.07'; flat land, liable to
flooding), 24 April 2001, on lianas and dead tree trunk in a treefall
gap.
I have separated these out as chrysurus on the
basis of the differences from Camponotus
barbarossa -
Both morphs are lighter built and smaller. Scapes surpassing the
occipital margin. Alitrunk generally more convex in profile. The
petiole of the major has a fairly sharp apex with no median
indentation. Sparser and finer erect hairs, generally shinier under the
pilosity (but not polished like Camponotus
vividus).
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 Minor from Cameroun,
details as above.
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Major & minor specimens collected in Cameroun,
Ndengue;
11.ix.2008; collected by A Fotso
Kuate; can be seen in the
folder at .
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 The photomontage is
a cotype of Camponotus chrysurus
apellis from Angola. The original photographs (mislabelled
Camponotus vividus F Smith 1858), together with
enlarged images, are from the MCZ, Harvard University, website at - MCZ link.
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 The photomontage is
of a queen from the Central
African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha Nature Reserve; collector Philippe
Annoyer (CAR HG).
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 The
photomontage is of a major of a larger size than the
Cameroun type (?) form; this appears to match the yvonnae major
and is from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha Nature
Reserve, 14.x.2008; Journée; Camp 1; 03°03'58.3" N 16°08'59.6" E 528 m;
Au camp; collector Philippe Annoyer. Other images can be seen in the
folder at - .
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 The
photomontage is of a media of a larger size than the
Cameroun type (?) form; this which appears to match the yvonnae
media is from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha
Nature Reserve, 14.x.2008; Journée; Camp 1; 03°03'58.3" N 16°08'59.6" E
528 m; Au camp; collector Philippe Annoyer.
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 The
photomontage of a securifer media worker from the type
collection is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent09054471
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