Camponotus laevigatus
Species of ant
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Camponotus laevigatus, formerly Camponotus quercicola,[2] is a species of carpenter ant native to California.[1] It nests in the dead branches of oaks such as Quercus wislizeni (interior live oak).[1]
| Camponotus laevigatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. laevigatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, F., 1858) | |
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The more widespread ant formerly called C. laevigatus is now Camponotus laevissimus.[1] According to AntWiki, "most literature (probably except for the original description) as well as specimens in museums labelled as C. laevigatus actually refer to C. laevissimus."[1][2]