Camponotus flavomarginatus
Camponotus flavomarginatus is a black coloured ant with coarse erect hairs on the abdomen. It is fairly common especially on isolated ground where it nests in the soil. It forages widely across the ground and on native herbaceous vegetation. It is found in Africa, particularly in Cameroon.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. flavomarginatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus flavomarginatus (Mayr, 1862) | |
Burrow of the ants
References
- Aléné, Désirée Chantal; Moukem, Yveline Matchinda; Tadu, Zéphirin; Djiéto-Lordon, Champlain (2019-09-10). "Diversity of hemipterans and ants in a market-gardening based agro-system in a suburb of Yaoundé, Centre Region (Cameroon)". International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences. 13 (3): 1669–1681. doi:10.4314/ijbcs.v13i3. ISSN 1997-342X.
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