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The Ants of North America - William and Emma Mackay,
Genus Camponotus
Camponotus is one of the most difficult of the New World genera. The morphological characters are difficult to define, and most vary within a species or species complex. Majors (or females) are usually necessary for identification. The genus currently has about 420 New World species, grouped into several poorly defined subgenera. Identification is difficult due to the large size of the genus and the unreliable characters. Thus we will make several small keys available over the next few weeks, including area keys, keys to the species complexes, and keys to the members of each complex. The complete revision is also provided. Unfortunately it is large (about 1550 pages) and may be difficult to download, although most computer systems seem to be able to handle it. It is too large to convert to a PDF file. If you are unable to download the files, you can download a key to your area. Please contact us if you need a CD.
The following preliminary keys are ready for testing, and we would appreciate any comments: - Southeastern United States (10/22/03). - Caribbean (2/19/04). - Mexico (Spanish) (4/1/04). - Colombia (Spanish) (5/21/04). - Ecuador and Peru (Spanish) (12/16/04). - Venezuela, Guyanas, Trinidad and Tobago (Spanish) (12/16/04).
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Last Update: 04/04