[ Log On ]
Scientific Name
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Black Carpenter Ant
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder | Apocrita |
| Infraorder | Aculeata |
| Superfamily | Vespoidea |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Subfamily | Formicinae |
| Tribe | Camponotini |
| Genus | Camponotus |
| Species | Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Pest (Annotated List 9/9/19)
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Cole (1940) did not find this ant to be common, but found it in isolated spots throughout the park. MacGown and Hill collected this ant in an open mixed pine-hardwood forest along the Hyatt Lane cutoff in Cades Cove and in old-growth forest above Laurel Falls.
Park Distribution: NC, TN (Annotated List 9/5/19)
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Hymenoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
18
References
Vouchers
225
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/9/2019 6:51:07 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = General Scope; Sample Code = BSGS19990530; Determiner = 163; Determination Date = 2002; Preservation Method = Alcohol; Watershed Name = Abrams Creek; Label = Forge Ck, Forge Ck Rd, 1km S CC Loop Road, 6m trap; Place Name = Cades Cove; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = 6-m Malaise Trap; Specimen Count = 2; Source of Coordinates = Digital topomap, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004
