Camponotus samius Forel, 1889

Camponotus samius has been collected from roadsides, nature trails, forests (pine, deciduous, cedar), phrygana, as well as riverbanks close to the seashore (Salata et al. 2023; Demetriou et al. 2024).

Habitats categorized

1.4. Forest – Temperate

3.8. Shrubland – Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation

5.1. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent rivers/streams/creeks (includes waterfalls)

5.2. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent/irregular rivers/streams/creeks

7.1. Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) – Caves

14.4 Rural Gardens

15.1 Water Storage Areas [over 8 ha]

Associations with other species

Unknown.

Conservation

IUCN Red List Category

(NE) DD LC NT VU EN CR EX

Not Evaluated

Conservation measures in place/needed

No measures in place and no needed.

Threats

No threats identified.

Presence within protected areas

CY4000023 ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHERSONISOS AKAMA

CY4000010 CHERSONISOS AKAMA

CY2000006 DASOS PAFOU

CY2000016 DASOS PAFOU

CY5000004 ETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO TROODOUS

CY6000008 POTAMOS PENTASCHINOS

References

Salata S, Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Borowiec L (2023) Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Cyprus: generic synopsis and description of a new species. Asian Myrmecology 16: e016007. https://doi.org/10.20362/am.016007

Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Ralli V, Salata S, Borowiec L (2024) Setting the record straight: a re-examination of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Cyprus deposited at the Museum of Zoology of Athens. Zootaxa 5523(1): 049-069. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5523.1.3

Demetriou J, Borowiec L, Georgiadis C, Dekoninck W, Laebens T, Salata S (2025) New distributional data and species records of Cypriot ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on museum collections. Biogeographia – The Journal of Integrative Biogeography 40 (1): a047. https://doi.org/10.21426/B6.39865

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