View text source at Wikipedia
Camponotus flavomarginatus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Subgenus: | Myrmosericus |
Species: | C. flavomarginatus
|
Binomial name | |
Camponotus flavomarginatus (Mayr, 1862)
|
Camponotus flavomarginatus is a black coloured ant with coarse erect hairs on the abdomen. It is fairly common especially on isolated ground where it nests in the soil. It forages widely across the ground and on native herbaceous vegetation. It is found in Africa, particularly in Cameroon.[1]