Camponotus decipiens

Camponotus decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Genus:	Camponotus
Subgenus:	Myrmentoma
Species:	C. decipiens
Binomial name
Camponotus decipiens (Emery, 1893)
Synonyms
C. marginatus decipiensEmery, 1893 C. fallax decipiensWheeler, 1910 C. fallax rasilisWheeler, 1910 C. caryae decipiensWheeler, 1917 C. caryae rasilisWheeler, 1917 C. nearcticus decipiensCole, 1942 Camponotus rasilisCreighton, 1950 [1]

Camponotus decipiens is a species of carpenter ant native to the eastern United States, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, and possibly Utah, Arizona, Sonora, and California. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The specific epithet of the scientific name, decipiens, comes from Latin "dēcipiens", meaning "deceiving, cheating, or trapping". ^[4]

Description

Workers of this black-gastered ^[7] species of ant can range from 3 to 7.5 millimeters, compared to the length limit of the genus, 15 millimeters. ^[8]

Biology

C. decipiens colonies often consist of under 100 worker ants, but some colonies can grow to several hundred workers. Commonly, they nest in areas such as tree branches, logs, stumps and bark, twigs, plank stalk apertures, wooden structures such as posts, and houses; they can mostly be found in the spring and fall. ^[8]

References

1. Bolton, Barry. "Camponotus decipiens Wheeler, 1910". AntCat. antcat.org. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Camponotus decipiens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Camponotus decipiens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. "Camponotus decipiens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
5. "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
6. Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Camponotus decipiens". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
7. "Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery". Mississippi Entomological Museum.org.msstate.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
8. MacGown, Joe A. "Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery". Mississippi Entomological Museum.org.msstate.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

Further reading

• Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.