Camponotus aureopilus
Creators: name: Shattuck, Steve
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Camponotus
Camponotus aureopilus

description: Key to species of the Camponotus aureopilus Group based on major and minor workers
1. Dorsum of mesosoma with fewer than 6 scattered hairs and lacking patches of enlarged hairs (Figs 5, 6); anterolateral pronotum projecting as a narrow ridge (Fig. 4) ................................................................................................................ cyrtomyrmodes
­ Dorsum of mesosoma and/or gaster with at least a small patch of enlarged hairs (Fig. 9); anterolateral pronotum rounded, not ridged (Fig. 1) ............................................... 2
2. Metapleural gland present above the hind leg (Figs 24, 26); enlarged hairs on dorsum of mesosoma bright yellow (Figs 23, 24) (Australia) ......................................... thadeus
­ Metapleural gland absent (Fig. 9); enlarged hairs on dorsum of mesosoma white (Figs 14, 15) or pale yellow­white (Figs 8, 9) (Papua New Guinea) ..................................... 3
3. Enlarged hairs absent from pronotum (but thin erect hairs present) (Figs 2, 3, 17, 18) 4
­ Enlarged hairs present on pronotum (Figs 14, 15, 19, 20) ............................................ 6
4. Enlarged hairs on gaster limited to a small central cluster (Figs 2, 3) ........... aureopilus
­ Enlarged hairs on gaster covering entire dorsal surface (or nearly so) (Figs 17, 18)... 5
5. Erect hairs on dorsum of mesosoma abundant (Fig. 18); dorsal surface of head reticulo­punctate and with a matte appearance; enlarged hairs on gaster more extensive (Fig. 17) ....................................................................................................... posteropilus
­ Erect hairs on dorsum of mesosoma fewer (Fig. 29); dorsal surface of head with very fine leather­like sculpturing and relatively shiny; enlarged hairs on gaster less numerous (Fig. 28) ................................................................................................. xanthopilus
6. Enlarged hairs on pronotum covering the entire dorsal surface (Figs 14, 15) .............. 7
­ Enlarged hairs on pronotum limited to a band along the central 1/3 of its width (Fig. 20) ....................................................................................................................................... 8
7. Enlarged pronotal hairs white (Figs 14, 15); pubescence on dorsum of head abundant and closely spaced (Fig. 13) ............................................................................ mussolinii
­ Enlarged pronotal hairs pale (but distinctly) yellow (Figs 8, 9); pubescence on dorsum of head thin and widely spaced (Fig. 7) ......................................................... densopilus
8. Dorsal surface of head with abundant, closely spaced pubescence; mesonotum strongly arched and dorsum of mesosoma forming a strong arch with the propodeum relatively low (similar to Fig. 6); dorsum of gaster golden yellow, lighter in color than mesosoma ...................................................................................................... flavocrines
­ Dorsal surface of head with scattered, widely spaced pubescence (Fig. 19); mesonotum weakly arched and dorsum of mesosoma forming a shallow arch with the propodeum relatively high (Fig. 21); dorsum of gaster the same colour as the mesosoma ..... ............................................................................................................................ subpilus
description: Published as part of Shattuck, Steve, 2005, Review of the Camponotus aureopilus species­group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), including a second Camponotus with a metapleural gland, pp. 1-20 in Zootaxa 903 on pages 3-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170975