Camponotus (Myrmotrema) ilgii Forel

Type location Ethiopia (Camponotus Ilgii nov. spec., Forel, 1894b: 64, worker; Menozzi, 1930b: 120, queen) South Abyssinia, Ilg
Worker and queen described (see Bolton, 1995) .

see Iran page Seems to be an unlikely location.

Forel's (1894b) description is at . Menozzi's (1930b) note and description of the queen, from Somalia, is at .

Known from Senegal, at St. Louis, by Claveau (Santschi, 1913c). Collingwood (1985), recording it from Saudi Arabia, noted that in profile the dorsal outline of the alitrunk is interrupted by a deep metanotal groove; the body is weakly sculptured, moderately shining with sparse hairs; propodeum obtusely rounded posteriorly; head with shallow round punctures; whole body dark, head sometimes reddish brown. He added that it is exclusively arboreal nesting in sections of rotten wood on old trees.

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0910497

Oxford University Museum specimens

Camponotus (Myrmotrema) ilgii B Taylor det. Queen

Tanzania G McGavin tree 3-56

12.i.1996 Mkomazi Igire Hill

pkd collection from Ochna holstii

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The photomontage is of a queen from Tanzania, Igire Hill, Mkomazi Game Reserve; collector G C McGavin.