Camponotini

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Camponotini
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Camponotus ligniperda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Forel, 1878
Type genus
Camponotus
Mayr, 1861

Camponotini is a tribe containing 2 extinct ant genera and 8 extant ant genera, including Camponotus (carpenter ants). [1]

Genera

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References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Camponotini". AntCat. Retrieved 20 August 2014.