Camponotus herculeanus
| Camponotus herculeanus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Camponotus herculeanus worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. herculeanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Camponotus herculeanus (or Hercules Ant) is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus.[1] First described as Formica herculeana by Linnaeus in 1758,[2] the species was moved to Camponotus by Mayr in 1861.[3]
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Camponotus herculeanus". AntCat. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carolus (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. (in Latin). Holmiae. (Laurentii Salvii). p. 579.
- ↑ Mayr, G. (1861). Die europäischen Formiciden. Nach der analytischen Methode bearbeitet. Wien: C. Gerolds Sohn, 80 pp.
External links
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