Camponotus sericeiventris, the shimmering golden sugar ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to large parts of Central and South America.[1][2][3] It is the only species in the subgenus Myrmepomis.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmepomis |
| Species: | C. sericeiventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus sericeiventris (Guerin-Meneville, 1838)
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Subspecies
editThese five subspecies belong to the species Camponotus sericeiventris:
- C. sericeiventris holmgreni Wheeler, 1931
- C. sericeiventris otoquensis Wheeler, 1931
- C. sericeiventris pontifex Santschi, 1936
- C. sericeiventris rex Forel, 1907
- C. sericeiventris satrapus Wheeler, 1931
References
edit- ^ "Camponotus sericeiventris". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Camponotus sericeiventris". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Subgenus Myrmepomis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
Further reading
edit- Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.