Camponotus universitatis
Camponotus universitatis is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants. It is native to Eurasia, where it has been recorded in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.[2]
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This species is a parasite of other carpenter ants, such as Camponotus aethiops[2] and Camponotus pilicornis.[3]
References
- Social Insects Specialist Group. 1996. Camponotus universitatis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 February 2016.
- Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., & Camlitepe, Y. (2015). First record of the South European rare parasitic ant species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17(1), 45.
- Gulliem, R., Drijfhout, F., & Martin, S. J. (2014). Chemical deception among ant social parasites. Current Zoology, 60(1), 62.
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