| Camponotus prostans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Tanaemyrmex |
| Species: | C. prostans |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus prostans Forel, 1910 | |
Camponotus prostans is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus . Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1910, the species is restricted to Western Australia. [1]
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