Camponotus bishamon explained

is a species of carpenter ant endemic to Japan.

Description

This major workers of this species have a head that is almost as wide as it is long, with subparallel sides and an almost straight posterior margin in full view. Anterior margin clypeus slightly convex. Mandible has five teeth and eyes are flat. Antenae scrape extending past the posterior margin by about 1/5 of its length. [1]

Distribution

This species of ant is endemic to Japan, and is particularly common around the Nansei Islands. [1]

Ecology

Camponotus bishamon is an arboreal, or tree-dwelling, species of carpenter ant. [1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terayama. Mamuro. The ant genus Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Japan. 1999. The Myrmecological Society of Japan.