Camponotus essigi
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| Camponotus essigi | |
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| Camponotus essigi AntWeb specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmentoma |
| Species: | C. essigi |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus essigi Smith, 1923 | |
Camponotus essigi is a species of carpenter ant native to the western United States and possibly Coahuila.[1][2][3][4][5] A mislabeled specimen apparently from Trinidad and Tobago, outside of its typical distribution, was determined to be a location error by R. R. Snelling in 2000.[6]