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Camponotus flavomarginatus

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Camponotus flavomarginatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Myrmosericus
Species:
C. flavomarginatus
Binomial name
Camponotus flavomarginatus
(Mayr, 1862)
Burrow of the ants

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]

References

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  1. ^ 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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