Check List 20(3): 577-585, doi: 10.15560/20.3.577

First record of Camponotus textor Forel, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador

Ignacio J. Moreno-Buitrón^‡, Selene Escobar-Ramírez^‡, Isabel Becdach-Mesia^§, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia^‡|

‡ Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador§ Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy| Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador

Corresponding author: Ignacio J. Moreno-Buitrón ( ignaciomorenob99@gmail.com )

Corresponding author: Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia ( diegofrancisco.cisneros@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Filippo Di Giovanni

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Citation: Moreno-Buitrón IJ, Escobar-Ramírez S, Becdach-Mesia I, Cisneros-Heredia DF (2024) First record of Camponotus textor Forel, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador. Check List 20(3): 577-585. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.3.577

Abstract

We present the ﬁrst records of Camponotus textor Forel, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador, representing the ﬁrst records from west of the Andes. We explore the use of participatory science data from iNaturalist and scientiﬁc collections to understand the distribution of C. textor. While iNaturalist data alone cannot conﬁrm the presence of C. textor due to the need for precise morphometric data, it can be a valuable tool for assessing the species’ potential distribution. This study increases Ecuador’s known ant species to 826 and Camponotus species to at least 61. Challenges in distinguishing C. textor and C. senex prevent us from determining C. textor’s native status and highlight the need for further research on Camponotus in Ecuador.

Keywords

Camponotini, distribution, Formicinae, insect, Paciﬁc lowlands, new records, weaver ant