Camponotus atriceps
{{short description|Species of American carpenter ant}}
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| image_caption = C. atriceps worker
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| taxon = Camponotus atriceps
|parent=Myrmothrix
| authority = (Smith, 1858){{Cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=154199|title = ITIS - Report: Camponotus abdominalis}}
| synonyms = Camponotus abdominalis Fabricius, 1804
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Camponotus atriceps, previously referred as C. abdominalis, is a species of carpenter ant, endemic to the Americas.
Habitat
It has been found in a variety of moist and forested habitats, including wet lowland and rainforest, tropical rainforests, pine or oak forests, wet montane forest, and in mature wet forest.{{cite web|title=Species: Camponotus atriceps (Smith, 1858) |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?species=atriceps&genus=camponotus&rank=species&project=louisianaants |website=AntWeb v5.33.1 |accessdate=18 June 2015}} It occurs from near sea level to as high as 2,290 meters.
Subspecies
Parasites
A variety of parasites have been identified from the subspecies, Camponotus abdominalis floridanus. These include the inquilines Microdon fulgens, Myrmecophila pergandei, an undetermined species of Atelurinae, Alachua floridensis and Obeza floridana. The cockroach, Myrmecoblatta wheeleri has also been found associated with the ant in southern Florida.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3494820 Obeza floridana, a Parasitoid of Camponotus abdominalis floridanus from Florida (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae, Formicidae)] Lloyd R. Davis, Jr. and Donald P. Jouvenaz. The Florida Entomologist Vol. 73, No. 2 (Jun., 1990), pp. 335-337
References
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External links
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Category:Insects described in 1858
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