Colobopsis abdita

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Colobopsis abdita
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Colobopsis abdita worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Colobopsis
Species:
C. abdita
Binomial name
Colobopsis abdita
Forel, 1899
Synonyms
  • Camponotus abditus

Colobopsis abdita (synonym Camponotus abditus) is a species of carpenter ant endemic to Guatemala. It was described by Auguste Forel in 1899. [1]

Based on specimen collections, C. abditus ants are found in montane rainforest edge habitats, at elevations of 1,140 metres (3,740 ft). [2] This species is rather small. Workers are normally 3.5 – 4 mm in length, soldiers at 5 – 6 mm, males at 4 - 4.5 mm, and the queens are 7.5 mm, making them the largest of the colony. [3]

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References

  1. Forel, A. (1899). "Formicidae". Biologia Centrali-Americana: (page 158, queen described).
  2. AntWeb. "Species: Colobopsis abdita". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 77: 157-240 (page 216, soldier, worker, male described)