Camponotus auriculatus

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Camponotus auriculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Myrmamblys
Species:
C. auriculatus
Binomial name
Camponotus auriculatus
Mayr, 1897

Camponotus auriculatus is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus ). It is found in Sri Lanka.

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