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Camponotus zonatus Emery, 1894

Hormiga carpintera, Carpenter ant

Camponotus conspicuus zonatus Emery, 1894 on window sill, Casa Matthias Espinosa Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2011.
Camponotus conspicuus zonatus Emery, 1894 on window sill, Casa Matthias Espinosa Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2011.

Taxonomy

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

Introduction

Year of first record: 1963

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Invasive

Distribution

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.

References

  • 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 12 February 2025.