Camponotus sericeiventris

Camponotus sericeiventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	C. sericeiventris
Binomial name
	Camponotus sericeiventris; (Guerin-Meneville, 1838)

Last updated February 21, 2021

Camponotus sericeiventris, the shimmering golden sugar ant, is a species of camponotine ant in the family Formicidae.^[1]^[2]

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Camponotus sericeiventris:

Camponotus sericeiventris holmgreniWheeler, 1931
Camponotus sericeiventris otoquensisWheeler, 1931
Camponotus sericeiventris pontifexSantschi, 1936
Camponotus sericeiventris rexForel, 1907
Camponotus sericeiventris satrapusWheeler, 1931

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