Camponotus whymperi Forel, 1902 junior synonym of current valid taxon Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Camponotus herculeanus var. whymperi Forel, 1902k: 699 (w.q.) CANADA (Alberta). Nearctic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen. Primary type localities: workers Canada: Alberta, Ice River Valley, 4800-5000 ft (E. Whymper), queen Alberta, Banff, 4500 ft (E. Whymper). Primary type depository: MHNG. Type notes: Wheeler, 1910g: 331, refers to Alberta specimens from Field, Vermilion Pass, and Lake Louise as “cotypes”, but these localities are not mentioned in the original description.
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