Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Camponotus macilentus pervicus
Hormiga carpintera, Carpenter ant
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Superfamily
Vespoidea
Family
Formicidae
Genus
Camponotus
Species
macilentus
Subspecies
pervicus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
- 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.
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- Wheeler, W.M. (1924) The Formicidae of the Harrison Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(10): 101-122.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Camponotus macilentus pervicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13100. Accessed 1 November 2026.