Camponotus vittatus is a species of carpenter ant and one of the most common ants found around households in South America, particularly Brazil. It was originally described by Auguste Forel in 1904.[1] The species is relatively large, caramel-coloured, omnivorous,[2] and fast-moving. The species presents four larval stages which will spin a cocoon to pupate.[3] The hairs of Camponotus larvae are quite abundant, and may present taxonomic importance.[3][4] The larvae of both sexes are similar, with few diagnostic traits, such as the acquired shape towards pupation inside their cocoons.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Tanaemyrmex |
| Species: | C. vittatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus vittatus Forel, 1904
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References
edit- ^ "Oldstyle id: 14d86e6309c09756608fdcdec21c00e9". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ Rocha, Wilian de Oliveira; Dorval, Alberto; Peres Filho, Otávio; Vaez, Caroline dos Anjos; Ribeiro, Edilene Silva (March 2015). "Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Bioindicadoras de Degradação Ambiental em Poxoréu, Mato Grosso, Brasil". Floresta e Ambiente. 22 (1): 88–98. doi:10.1590/2179-8087.0049. ISSN 2179-8087.
- ^ a b Solis, Daniel Russ; Fox, Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson; Rossi, Mônica Lanzoni; Moretti, Thiago De Carvalho; Bueno, Odair Correa (June 2010). "Description of the Immatures of Workers of the Ant Camponotus vittatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Florida Entomologist. 93 (2): 265–276. doi:10.1653/024.093.0218. ISSN 0015-4040.
- ^ Fox, Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson; Solis, Daniel Russ; Lazoski, Cristiano; Mackay, William (August 2017). "Weaving through a cryptic species: Comparing the Neotropical ants Camponotus senex and Camponotus textor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Micron. 99: 56–66. doi:10.1016/j.micron.2017.03.016. hdl:11449/162839. PMID 28437732.
- ^ Solis, Daniel Russ; Fox, Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson; Rossi, Mônica Lanzoni; Bueno, Odair Correa (May 2012). "Compared Morphology of the Immatures of Males of Two Urban Ant Species of Camponotus". Journal of Insect Science. 12 (59): 59. doi:10.1673/031.012.5901. ISSN 1536-2442. PMC 3499094. PMID 22934715.