Camponotus wedda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. wedda |
Binomial name | |
Camponotus wedda Forel, 1908 | |
Camponotus wedda is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus ). It is found from Sri Lanka.
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