Subgenus

Camponotus (True carpenter ants)

Camponotus laevissimus. Photo: no rights reserved

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Camponotini is a tribe containing several ant genera, including Camponotus (carpenter ants).

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Formicoidea
        Family: Formicidae (Ants)
        Subfamily: Formicinae (Formicine ants)
        Tribe: Camponotini (Camponotine ants)
        Genus: Camponotus (Carpenter ants, typical sugar ants and allies)
        Subgenus: Camponotus (True carpenter ants)
        Species: Camponotus laevissimus (Hairy smooth carpenter ant)
        Species: Camponotus laevigatus (Hairless smooth carpenter ant)
        Species: Camponotus modoc (Western carpenter ant)

Subtaxa

Species: Camponotus laevissimus (Hairy smooth carpenter ant)

Species: Camponotus laevigatus (Hairless smooth carpenter ant)

Species: Camponotus modoc (Western carpenter ant)

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