Camponotus sericeiventris (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Camponotus sericeiventris (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)

Camponotus sericeiventris (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)

Camponotus sericeiventris, the shimmering golden sugar ant, is a Central and South American carpenter ant, the only species in subgenus Myrmepomis.

Family
Genus
Camponotus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Camponotus sericeiventris (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)

Camponotus sericeiventris, commonly called the shimmering golden sugar ant, is a species of carpenter ant. It is native to large areas of Central and South America, and it is the only species that belongs to the subgenus Myrmepomis. Its scientific name was first described by Guérin-Méneville in 1838.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Camponotus

More from Formicidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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