Camponotus vicinus is a species of carpenter ant[1][2][3][4] widespread throughout western North America; it is found from Alaska, south to Mexico, and east to Texas and Manitoba.[5] Unlike its wood-nesting relatives, C. vicinus is typically found nesting in the soil under stones and other objects.[6]

Camponotus vicinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Tanaemyrmex
Species:
C. vicinus
Binomial name
Camponotus vicinus
Mayr, 1870
antweb.org specimen

References

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  1. ^ "Camponotus vicinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Camponotus vicinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Camponotus vicinus". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ Shattuck, Steven O. "Camponotus vicinus". AntWiki. antwiki.org. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

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