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Colobopsis abdita

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Colobopsis abdita
Colobopsis abdita worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Colobopsis
Species:
C. abdita
Binomial name
Colobopsis abdita
Forel, 1899
Synonyms
  • Camponotus abditus

Colobopsis abdita (synonym Camponotus abditus) is a species of carpenter ant endemic to Guatemala. It was described by Auguste Forel in 1899.[1]

Based on specimen collections, C. abditus ants are found in montane rainforest edge habitats, at elevations of 1,140 metres (3,740 ft).[2] This species is rather small. Workers are normally 3.5 – 4 mm in length, soldiers at 5 – 6 mm, males at 4 - 4.5 mm, and the queens are 7.5 mm, making them the largest of the colony.[3]

References

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  1. Forel, A. (1899). "Formicidae". Biologia Centrali-Americana: (page 158, queen described).
  2. "Species: Colobopsis abdita". AntWeb. The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 77: 157-240 (page 216, soldier, worker, male described)
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