The status of two common North American carpenter ants

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Brown, William L., Jr.

Source:

Entomological News, American Entomological Society, Volume 61, Issue 6, p.157-161 (1950)

Call Number:

A50BRO01IDUS

URL:

https://archive.org/details/ants_02359

Keywords:

Camponotus ferrugineus, Camponotus herculeanus, Camponotus herculeanus modoc, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus pennsylvanicus ferrugineus, Camponotus pennsylvanicus modoc, carpenter ant, modoc

Abstract:

The author applauds W. S. Creighton for advances made (in his book Ants of North America) in the taxonomy of the carpenter ants belonging to the Camponotus herculeanus group, especially for recognizing the synonymy of herculeanus var. whymperi with the “typical” herculeanus. The bulk of this article, however, presents a case that neither Camponotus pennsylvanicus modoc Wheeler nor C. pennsylvanicus ferrugineus (Fabricius) should be considered a subspecies of C. pennsylvanicus.

Notes:

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