Camponotus cecconii Emery, 1908

Salata, Sebastian, Demetriou, Jakovos, Georgiadis, Christos & Borowiec, Lech, 2023, Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Cyprus: generic synopsis and description of a new species, Asian Myrmecology (e 016007) 16, pp. 1-33 : 16-17

Camponotus cecconii Emery, 1908

Camponotus cecconii Emery, 1908: 198 (s.,w.): Syntype workers, Camponotus maculatus cecconii Em., Akantu [ Akanthou , Cyprus], 12-J-99 (12 I 1899) (MSNG) [syntype images examined, AntWeb, CASENT0905302 and CASENT0905303, photos by Alexandra Westrich and Zach Lieberman available on https://www.AntWeb.org].

Diagnosis. Borowiec & Salata (2022): 118.

Distribution in Cyprus

32w., 2m.: Nicosia, 4 km SW of Kapedes , 677 m, 34.956326 / 33.214662, 24 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 5w.: Paphos, Akamas Pen., Avakas Gorge , 114 m, 34.92415 / 32.34564, 03 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) ; 29w.: Paphos, Akamas Pen., Avakas Gorge mouth, 17 m, 34.91847 / 32.32871, 02 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) ; 7w.: Paphos, Kato Paphos, Limnaria riv., 59 m, 34.76443 / 32.44022, 04 VII 2019, G. Hebda ( MNHW) ; 2w.: Paphos, Panagia-Cedar Valley rd. loc. 1, 755 m, 34.92718 / 32.64728, 05 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) ; 2w.: Paphos, Panagia-Cedar Valley rd. loc. 2, 848 m, 34.94883 / 32.64575, 05 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) ; 1w.: Paphos, Pegeia Forest n. Pegeia loc. 2, 374 m, 34.89579 / 32.37039, 07 V 2012, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) ; 26w.: Paphos, Kato Paphos, 32-34 m, 34.753684 / 32.433916, 17 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 1w.: Paphos, Avakas gorge, 33 m, 34.917575 / 32.332048, 18 IV 2022, L. Borowiec ( MNHW) ; 12w., Paphos, Diarizos river valley, Extreme View Cafe loc. 1, 251 m, 34.789525 / 32.693906, 19 IV 2022 ( MNHW) ; 21w.: Paphos, Diarizos river valley, Extreme View Cafe loc. 2, 254 m, 34.789127 / 32.694768, 19 IV 2022 ( MNHW) ; 1w.: Paphos, Ranti Forest , 31 m, 34.673377 / 32.606955, 20 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 7w.: Paphos, Stavros tis Psokas, Mouflon Enclosure , 842 m, 35.026647 / 32.630986, 21 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 1w.: Paphos, Cedar Valley loc. 1, 1067 m, 34.988374 / 32.677486, 22 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 5w.: Paphos, Kato Paphos, Hotel Veronica , 20 m, 34.74958 / 32.428932, 29 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 1w.: Paphos, Kato Paphos, 6 m, 34.736479 / 32.435402, 29 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 1w.: Paphos, Aphrodite Baths , 47 m, 35.056245 / 32.345005, 27 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 1w.: Paphos, road F612 ad Ag. Konstantinos loc. 1, 368 m, 34.733589 / 32.64293, 28 IV 2022, L. Borowiec & S. Salata ( MNHW) ; 29w.: Paphos, Peyia, Pikni forest , 390 m, 34.8929 / 32.3739, 18 IV 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) ; 20w.: Paphos, Peyia Forest , 389 m, 34.8929 / 32.3739, 18 IV 2022, J. Demetriou & C. Georgiadis ( JDPC) ; 4w.: Paphos, Foini, Asprokremmos dam, 90 m, 34.7276 / 32.5528, 24 X 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) ; 1w.: Paphos, Peyia , sea caves, 20 m, 34.8842 / 32.3335, 18 X 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) ; 1w.: Paphos, Chloraka, Agios Georgios Hotel env., 10 m, 34.8034 / 32.3941, 06 VIII 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) ; 1w.: Paphos, Chloraka , 7 m, 34.7943 / 32.3944, 06 VIII 2022, J. Demetriou ( JDPC) .

Ecology

Camponotus cecconii has been collected from forests and shadowy habitats (cave, gorge, pine forest), riparian habitats (riverbanks close to the seashore, stream valley), open dry habitats such as seashores, xerothermic meadows and phrygana as well as urban areas including ruderal sites near a citrus orchard, a hotel garden and surroundings, parking lots, and pedestrian roads.