Lateral view of body, surface characters, adult worker. The erect hairs are relatively thick and stiff (as opposed to fine and flexuous) and tend to be light in color. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus planatus from Camponotus atriceps.
Anterior view of antennal scape, adult worker. Antennal socket to clypeal margin greater than minimum scape width. Photo by April Nobile, Antweb.org, modified.
Close-up view of antennal scape, adult worker. The antennal scape lacks hairs that are longer than the width of the scape. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus planatus and Camponotus atriceps.
Lateral view of thorax / mesosoma, adult worker. Long erect hairs abundant on head, mesosoma and gaster. Photo by April Nobile, Antweb.org, modified.
Lateral view of thorax / mesosoma, adult worker. Promesonotum evenly convex, not separated from propodeum by metanotal groove. Photo by April Nobile, Antweb.org, modified.
Close-up view of body, surface characters, adult worker. Erect hairs thick and stiff. Photo by April Nobile, Antweb.org, modified.
Lateral view of body, surface characters, adult worker. Long erect hairs sparse on head, mesosoma and gaster. Photo by Will Ericson, Antweb.org.
Close-up view of propodeum, adult worker. Propodeum angulate with a distinct dorsal and posterior face. Photo by Will Ericson, Antweb.org, modified.
Lateral view of propodeum, adult worker. The propodeum is angulate and has a distinct dorsal and posterior face. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus rectangularis from Camponotus atriceps, Camponotus sexguttatus and Camponotus variegatus.
Lateral view of thorax / mesosoma, adult . Promesonotum separated from propodeum by distinctly impressed metanotal groove. Photo by April Nobile, Antweb.org, modified.
Lateral view of propodeum, adult worker. Propodeum not angulate and lacking a distinct dorsal and posterior face. Photo by April Nobile, Antweb.org, modified.
Lateral view of thorax / mesosoma, adult worker. The metanotal groove is impressed, distinctly separating the propodeum from the promesonotum. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus sexguttatus from all other Camponotus species.
Dorsal view of gaster, adult worker. The gaster with yellowish white spots on lateral portions of second tergite. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus sexguttatus from all other Camponotus species.
Lateral view of propodeum, adult worker. The propodeum is not angulate and lacks a distinct dorsal and posterior face. Used in Antkey to separate Camponotus variegatus,andnbsp;Camponotus atriceps and Camponotus sexguttatus from Camponotus rectangularis.
Authors: Sarnat and Suarez
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