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Camponotus sericeus

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Camponotus sericeus
Camponotus sericeus worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Species:
C. sericeus
Binomial name
Camponotus sericeus
(Fabricius, 1798)

Camponotus sericeus is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus) widely distributed in the Afrotropical and oriental regions.[1] Additionally, Camponotus sericeus is known as a common pest that damages structures and is very difficult to get rid of.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Camponotus sericeus euchrous Santschi, 1926
  • Camponotus sericeus peguensis Emery, 1895
  • Camponotus sericeus sanguiniceps Donisthorpe, 1942
  • Camponotus sericeus sulgeri Santschi, 1913

References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Camponotus sericeus". AntCat. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ^ Khan, Hafiz Azhar Ali, Rabia Zafar, and Iqra Nasir. “Toxicity of Seventeen Insecticides to Camponotus Sericeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).” Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 24.1 (2021): 217–220. Web.
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