Camponotus laevigatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. laevigatus
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Binomial name | |
Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, F., 1858)
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Camponotus laevigatus is a species of carpenter ant native to California.[1][2] It nests in the dead branches of oaks such as Quercus wislizeni (interior live oak).[1]
The more widespread ant formerly called C. laevigatus is now called Camponotus laevissimus.[1] According to AntWiki, "most literature (probably except for the original description) as well as specimens in museums labelled as C. laevigatus actually refer to C. laevissimus."[1]