Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Camponotus zonatus
Hormiga carpintera, Carpenter ant
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Superfamily
Vespoidea
Family
Formicidae
Section
Camponotini
Genus
Camponotus
Species
zonatus
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1963
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Bainbridge #1, Bainbridge #3, Bainbridge #4, Bainbridge #5, Bainbridge #6, Baltra, Champion, Cuevas, Daphne Mayor, Eden, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Mao, Marchena, Pinta, Pinzon, North Plaza, South Plaza, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago, and North Seymour.
- Herrera, H. W., Baert, L., Dekoninck, W., Causton, C. E., Sevilla, C. R., Pozo, P., & Hendrickx, F. (2020) Distribution and habitat preferences of Galápagos ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Belgian Journal of Entomology 93: 1–60.
- Herrera, H. W., Tocora, M. C., Fiorentino, G., Causton, C. E., Dekoninck, W., & Hendrickx, F. (2024) The ants of the Galápagos Islands (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): a historical overview, checklist, and identification key. ZooKeys, 1191, 151.
- Emery, C. (1894) Camponotus sexguttatus Fab. e C. sexguttatus Sm. et auct. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della Reale Università di Torino 9(187): 1–4
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"Galapagos Species Database, Camponotus zonatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10005. Accessed 28 June 2025.