Colobopsis abdita

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

Colobopsis abdita
Camponotus abditus worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Formicinae
Tribe:
Camponotini
Genus:
Colobopsis
Species:
C. abditus
Synonyms
  • Camponotus abditus

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
  1. Forel, A. (1899). "Formicidae". Biologia Centrali-Americana: (page 158, queen described).
  2. AntWeb. "Species: Colobopsis abdita". 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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