Camponotus auricomus, Roger

Forel, A., 1893, Formicides de l'Antille St. Vincent. Récoltées par Mons. H. H. Smith., Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1893, pp. 333-418 : 334-335

2. Camponotus auricomus, Roger

, [[ worker ]] et [[ queen ]] (No. 8). Variete.. Longue de 4, 8 a 7 mill, avec le devant de la tete, les scapes et le 1 er article des funicules rougeatres, tandis que le reste des funicules, le thorax et l'ecaille sont noirs.

(8). Very common on foliage of bushes, & c.; open places or dry thickets, below 1000 ft. All parts of the island.

(8 a). Near Chateaubelais (leeward). August. Thickets not far from seashore; on bushes. The formicarium is made in rotten wood, or rarely under stones, the ants apparently choosing that which has been riddled by termites. It is of considerable extent, and may contain

Dr. A. Forel, Formicides several hundred ants, with a few females. The ants, when disturbed, run over the intruders actively, but hardly attempt to bite.

(8 b). Open Valley, Richmond Estate (leeward). Near sea-level. Oct. 31 st. Formicarium in a rotten stump.