Camponotus sericeus

Camponotus sericeus is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus) widely distributed in the Afrotropical and oriental regions.[1] Additionally, Camponotus sericeus is known as a common pest that damages structures and is very difficult to get rid of.[2]

Camponotus sericeus
Camponotus sericeus worker
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Species:
C. sericeus
Binomial name
Camponotus sericeus
(Fabricius, 1798)

Subspecies

  • Camponotus sericeus euchrous Santschi, 1926
  • Camponotus sericeus peguensis Emery, 1895
  • Camponotus sericeus sanguiniceps Donisthorpe, 1942
  • Camponotus sericeus sulgeri Santschi, 1913

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2015). "Camponotus sericeus". AntCat. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. Khan, Hafiz Azhar Ali, Rabia Zafar, and Iqra Nasir. “Toxicity of Seventeen Insecticides to Camponotus Sericeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).” Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 24.1 (2021): 217–220. Web.


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