Camponotus vittatus
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| Camponotus vittatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Tanaemyrmex |
| Species: | C. vittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus vittatus Forel, 1904 | |
Camponotus vittatus is a species of carpenter ant and one of the most common ants found around households in South America, particularly Brazil. It was originally described by Auguste Forel in 1904.[1] The species is relatively large, caramel-coloured, omnivorous,[2] and fast-moving. The species presents four larval stages which will spin a cocoon to pupate.[3] The hairs of Camponotus larvae are quite abundant, and may present taxonomic importance.[3][4] The larvae of both sexes are similar, with few diagnostic traits, such as the acquired shape towards pupation inside their cocoons.[5]