REDESCRIPTION AND SOME POLYMORPHISM NOTES IN WORKERS OFCAMPONOTUS XERXESFOREL, 1904 (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE)

Israa Khalaf Aneed; Razzaq Shalan Augul; Layla Jabbar Mohammed Al-Bahadyli

Israa Khalaf Aneed Dep. of Biology, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq
Razzaq Shalan Augul Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Layla Jabbar Mohammed Al-Bahadyli Dep. of Biology, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords: Camponotus, Formicidae, Formicinae, Hymenoptera, Polymorphism, Redescription

Abstract

The specimens of Camponotusxerxes Forel, 1904 were collected from different localities in Iraq; the purpose of morphological study of this species in details throughout the present study.

The description was based on major workers belonging to this species, also some notes of polymorphism in workers have been mentioned; the most important of morphological features are illustrated and figured.

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