Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)

Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)

Camponotus sericeus is a widely distributed carpenter ant and a common damaging, hard-to-eradicate pest.

Family
Genus
Camponotus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)

Camponotus sericeus, formally described by Fabricius in 1798, is a species of carpenter ant belonging to the genus Camponotus. This species has a wide distribution across the Afrotropical and Oriental regions. It is classified as a common pest that damages structures, and infestations of this ant are very difficult to eliminate.

Photo: (c) Nuwan Chathuranga, all rights reserved, uploaded by Nuwan Chathuranga

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Camponotus

More from Formicidae

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

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