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Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr, 1866)

Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr, 1866)

Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr, 1866)

Dolichoderus taschenbergi is an endemic ant species from Canada and the US with sporadic dispersion.

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a widespread ant species found across Europe and Asia, described in 1771 by Carl Linnaeus.

Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889

Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889

Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889

Dolichoderus sibiricus is an ant species first described by Emery in 1889, endemic to multiple East Asian and Russian regions.

Dolichoderus doriae Emery, 1887

Dolichoderus doriae Emery, 1887

Dolichoderus doriae Emery, 1887

Dolichoderus doriae is a 1887-described ant species native to south-eastern Australian forests.

Dolichoderus extensispinus Forel, 1915

Dolichoderus extensispinus Forel, 1915

Dolichoderus extensispinus Forel, 1915

Dolichoderus extensispinus is an Australian endemic ant species found in Queensland that nests under stones.

Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862

Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862

Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862

Dolichoderus scabridus is a commonly encountered Australian ant species first described in 1862.

Dolichoderus scrobiculatus (Mayr, 1876)

Dolichoderus scrobiculatus (Mayr, 1876)

Dolichoderus scrobiculatus (Mayr, 1876)

Dolichoderus scrobiculatus is an endemic Australian ant species from genus Dolichoderus, described by Mayr in 1876.

Camponotus sayi Emery, 1893

Camponotus sayi Emery, 1893

Camponotus sayi Emery, 1893

Camponotus sayi Emery, 1893 is a carpenter ant native to the southwest US and northern Mexico, with possible additional range in North America.

Camponotus subbarbatus Emery, 1893

Camponotus subbarbatus Emery, 1893

Camponotus subbarbatus Emery, 1893

Bearded carpenter ant (Camponotus subbarbatus Emery, 1893) is a carpenter ant species native to eastern North America.

Camponotus nearcticus Emery, 1893

Camponotus nearcticus Emery, 1893

Camponotus nearcticus Emery, 1893

Camponotus nearcticus is a small North American carpenter ant species considered a household pest.

Camponotus decipiens Emery, 1893

Camponotus decipiens Emery, 1893

Camponotus decipiens Emery, 1893

Camponotus decipiens is a black-gastered ant species where workers are 3–7.5 mm long, and its genus reaches a maximum 15 mm in length.

Camponotus discolor (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus discolor (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus discolor (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus discolor is a carpenter ant species with confirmed and possible native ranges in North America.

Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1856)

Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1856)

Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1856)

Camponotus fallax is a carpenter ant species native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with possible presence in North America and South Korea.

Camponotus snellingi Bolton, 1995

Camponotus snellingi Bolton, 1995

Camponotus snellingi Bolton, 1995

Camponotus snellingi is a carpenter ant species native to the southeastern US, and possibly found in Arizona.

Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)

Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)

Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)

Camponotus lateralis is an ant species in the genus Camponotus with a broad distribution across parts of Europe, Africa, and western Asia.

Camponotus chromaiodes Bolton, 1995

Camponotus chromaiodes Bolton, 1995

Camponotus chromaiodes Bolton, 1995

Camponotus chromaiodes, the ferruginous red carpenter ant, is a North American carpenter ant species that hosts Acetobacteraceae in worker guts.

Camponotus clarithorax Creighton, 1950

Camponotus clarithorax Creighton, 1950

Camponotus clarithorax Creighton, 1950

Camponotus clarithorax is a confirmed carpenter ant species native to parts of western North America, with possible presence in the eastern US.

Camponotus modoc Wheeler, 1910

Camponotus modoc Wheeler, 1910

Camponotus modoc Wheeler, 1910

Camponotus modoc, the western carpenter ant, is a North American ant found in dead wood and human homes.

Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)

Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)

Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)

Camponotus pennsylvanicus, the black carpenter ant, is a large North American ant found east of the Rocky Mountains.

Camponotus novaeboracensis (Fitch, 1855)

Camponotus novaeboracensis (Fitch, 1855)

Camponotus novaeboracensis (Fitch, 1855)

The New York carpenter ant (Camponotus novaeboracensis) is a carpenter ant native to North America and invasive in Bermuda.

Camponotus americanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus americanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus americanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus americanus is an above-average-length carpenter ant species that normally nests in soil.

Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Camponotus herculeanus is a widespread Northern Hemisphere ant species that nests in wood and forages for honeydew and insect larvae.

Camponotus japonicus Mayr, 1866

Camponotus japonicus Mayr, 1866

Camponotus japonicus Mayr, 1866

Camponotus japonicus, the Japanese carpenter ant, is a large black eastern Asian ant that can sometimes be a pest.

Camponotus ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)

Camponotus ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)

Camponotus ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)

Camponotus ligniperda is a large, bicolored European sister ant species to Camponotus herculeanus that develops slowly.

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