Camponotus (Myrmotrema) rhamses Santschi

Type location Egypt (Camponotus (Myrmotrema) Rhamses n. sp., Santschi, 1915c: 275, major & minor workers) Upper Egypt, Dr Reichensperger - see below
subspecies completus (Camponotus (Myrmotrema) Rhamses Sants. v. completus n. var., Santschi, 1930a: 76, minor worker) Ethiopia, Crawley - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0911856
major & minor workers only described (see Bolton, 1995).

Santschi's (1915c) description is at . Santschi's (1930a) description of completus is at .

The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911854. Note Santschi (1915c) gave the colour as black.

The photomontage of a minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911855.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Previously (to September 2014) I felt that, whilst these appeared to be distinct to Camponotus galla, and the minor (bottom) seemed close to orthodoxus, it has to said the leg colouration suggests they may represent a distinct species.
Now, however, I feel that they are rhamses, noting that the type specimens (above) are difficult to see clearly because of the lack of contrast and the usual Antweb magenta tint.

Camponotus (Myrmotrema) rhamses B Taylor det.	Chad Yves Braet	1-20.iii.2012 Zakouma N.P. 10°53′36″ N  19°49′19″ E	421 m major and minors	3
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) rhamses B Taylor det.	Sudan Awatif Omer 2014.05	Wad alaieiz Sinjah 13˚09'0" N 33˚56'0" E	transect minor	1
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) rhamses B Taylor det.	Sudan Awatif Omer 2014.14	Wad alaieiz Sinjah 13˚09'0" N 33˚56'0" E	transect minor	1

The photomontage is of a major worker from Chad, Zakouma NP; collector Yves Braet.

The photomontage is of a media worker from Chad, Zakouma NP; collector Yves Braet.

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Chad, Zakouma NP; collector Yves Braet.

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Sudan, Wad alaieiz, collector Awatif Omer (2014.05).<