Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Camponotus macilentus altinotus
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
altinotus
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.
- Stitz, H. (1932) The Norwegian Zoological Expedition to the Galapagos Islands 1925, Conducted by Alf Wollebæk. 5. Formicidae. Med. Zool. Mus., Oslo 31: 367-372.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Camponotus macilentus altinotus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13231. Accessed 1 November 2026.