Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Camponotus senex (Smith, 1858)

Hormiga, Ant

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Vespoidea

Family
Formicidae

Genus
Camponotus

Species
senex

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: San Cristobal

References

  • 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.
  • Smith, F. (1858) Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. British Museum, London, 216 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Camponotus senex", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25337. Accessed 5 November 2026.