Camponotus vittatus explained

Camponotus vittatus is a species of carpenter ant and one of the most common ants found around households in South America, particularly Brazil. It was originally described by Auguste Forel in 1904. The species is relatively large, caramel-coloured, omnivorous,^[1] and fast-moving. The species presents four larval stages which will spin a cocoon to pupate.^[2] The hairs of Camponotus larvae are quite abundant, and may present taxonomic importance.^[3] The larvae of both sexes are similar, with few diagnostic traits, such as the acquired shape towards pupation inside their cocoons.^[4]

Notes and References

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2. Solis. Daniel Russ. Fox. Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson. Rossi. Mônica Lanzoni. Moretti. Thiago De Carvalho. Bueno. Odair Correa. June 2010. Description of the Immatures of Workers of the Ant Camponotus vittatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Florida Entomologist. 93. 2. 265–276. 10.1653/024.093.0218. 0015-4040. free.
3. Fox. Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson. Solis. Daniel Russ. Lazoski. Cristiano. Mackay. William. August 2017. Weaving through a cryptic species: Comparing the Neotropical ants Camponotus senex and Camponotus textor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Micron. 99. 56–66. 10.1016/j.micron.2017.03.016. 28437732. 11449/162839. free.
4. Solis. Daniel Russ. Fox. Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson. Rossi. Mônica Lanzoni. Bueno. Odair Correa. May 2012. Compared Morphology of the Immatures of Males of Two Urban Ant Species of Camponotus. Journal of Insect Science. 12. 59. 59. 10.1673/031.012.5901. 22934715. 3499094. 1536-2442.