Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and western China.
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Camponotus reichardti
A Central Asian mountain carpenter ant with a major-worker head broader than it is long.
About this species
Camponotus reichardtiArnol'di, 1967
Information reviewed15 July 2026
Camponotus reichardti is a rarely collected carpenter ant of Central Asian mountain valleys. In the original description, the major worker’s head measured about 2.8 mm long but 3.2 mm wide, giving it a distinctly broad, muscle-packed profile. Later records extend from Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang to the Aksakata valley near Tashkent.
Taxonomy
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Camponotus
Accepted species in current ant catalogues. · checked 2026-07-15
Central AsiaBroad documented range and selected reference localities — not a complete occurrence map.
What makes this species remarkable?
The major worker’s head was measured at about 2.8 millimetres long but 3.2 millimetres wide — a head broader than it is long.
Its antennal scape measured about 2.4 millimetres, shorter than the width of that massive head and emphasising the compact major-worker design.
Verified material comes from highland and mountain-valley localities across Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang and the Aksakata valley near Tashkent.
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