Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)

Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792) View in CoL

Formica lateralis Olivier, 1792: 497 (q.): Syntype workers, Camponotus lateralis Ol. v. purius Santsch. , Algeria (NHMB) (leg. Bequaert) [syntype images examined,AntWeb, CASENT0911698 and CASENT0911699, photos by Alexandra Westrich and Will Ericson available on https:// www.AntWeb.org]; Syntype workers, Camponotus

Orthonotomyrmex kosswigi , W. Turkey, Erbeyli, 14.vi.1947 (NHMUK) (leg. C. Kosswig) [syntype images examined, AntWeb, CASENT0903594 and CASENT0903595, photos by Alexandra Westrich and Will Ericson available on https://www.AntWeb.org].

Diagnosis. Seifert (2019): 17 and Borowiec & Salata (2022): 95.

Distribution in Cyprus

1w.: Akrotiri UK SBA, Limassol Salt Lake loc. 2, 0 m, 34.609878 / 32.946854, 20 IV 2022 ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Limassol , Chantara waterfall, 1047 m, 34.902991 / 32.840241, 25 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 3w..: Limassol , ad Trooditissa loc. 1, 1344 m, 34.913656 / 32.842658, 26 IV 2022 ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 2w.: Limassol , Platres, 1234 m, 34.8964 / 32.8677, 09 VII 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 2w.: Nicosia , Cedar Valley, 1196 m, 34.99503 / 32.68732, 05 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 58w.: Nicosia , Cedar Valley loc. 2, 1138 m, 34.990922 / 32.688463, 22 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 3w.: Nicosia , 1.2 km W of Panagia Machaira monastery, 838 m, 34.937849 / 33.176931, 24 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Nicosia , 3.4 km N of Farmakas, 677 m, 34.941458 / 33.143697, 24 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 3w.: Nicosia , Agios Sozemenos, 169 m, 35.06502 / 33.45026, 21 IV 2022, J. Demetriou & C. Georgiadis ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 3w.: Nicosia , Dipotamos dam, 1215 m, 34.91442 / 33.19712, 23 IV 2022, J. Demetriou & C. Georgiadis ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Nicosia , Kionia, 1217 m, 34.9211 / 33.19827, 23 IV 2022, J. Demetriou & C. Georgiadis ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 3 w.: Nicosia , Troodos, Almyrolivado, 1596 m, 34.9305 / 32.9026, 23 VII 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 2w.: Paphos , Agios Neofytos monastery n. Tala, 398 m, 34.84485 / 32.44509, 07 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 4w.: Paphos , Diarizos riv., Rock of Chasampoulion, 262 m, 34.79767 / 32.70502, 06 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 2w.: Paphos , Panagia-Cedar Valley rd. loc. 1, 755 m, 34.92718 / 32.64728, 05 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 4w.: Paphos , Pegeia Forest n. Pegeia loc. 2, 374 m, 34.89579 / 32.37039, 07 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Paphos , Avakas gorge, 33 m, 34.917575 / 32.332048, 18 IV 2022, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 6w.: Paphos , Tzelefos Bridge, 463 m, 34.890931 / 32.747628, 19 IV 2022 ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Paphos , Ranti Forest, 31 m, 34.673377 / 32.606955, 20 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Paphos , Kremiotis Waterfall, 330 m, 34.962545 / 32.433563, 21 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 4w.: Paphos , Paphos Forest loc. 1 ad Pachiamos, 126 m, 35.16617 / 32.591576, 23 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Paphos , road F612 ad Ag. Konstantinos loc. 1, 368 m, 34.733589 / 32.64293, 28 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 2 w.: Paphos , ad Dora, 432 m, 34.772575 / 32.750353, 28 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Paphos , Diarizos river valley, Mamonia-Kidasi, Rocks of Chasampoulion loc. 1a, 272 m, 34.7966 / 32.7024, 19 IV 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Paphos , Tzelefos Bridge, 453 m, 34.8899 / 32.7475, 19 IV 2022, J. Demetriou & Georgiadis ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 1w.: Paphos , Avakas gorge, 38 m, 34.9245 / 32.3462, 18 IV 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) GoogleMaps ; 4w.: Paphos , Avakas gorge, 33 m, 34.9976 / 32.332, 18 IV 2022, J. Demetriou & C. Georgiadis ( JDPC) GoogleMaps .

Ecology

Camponotus lateralis has been collected from a variety of habitats including riparian (waterfall, herbs and bushes at lake shore, streambanks, stream valley) and forest (pine, pine and cedar, deciduous forest) habitats as well as on roadsides and phrygana, usually on bushes or on the soil. Specimens were also collected from an old monastery garden.