1985] 
Dumpert — Camponotus from Malaysia 
563 
Gynetype, Western Malaysia: Gombak Valley, ca. 25 km north of 
Kuala Lumpur, 31.12.1982, U. Maschwitz leg. (Naturhistorisches 
Museum, Basel). 
Paratypes: 4 $$ with the same data as gynetype (collection of the 
author). 
C. Allotype (<J): TL 6.7, HL 1.0, HW 1.02, Cl 102, SL 1.00, SI 102, 
PW 1.32, OD 0.46. 
The trapezoidal head nearly as wide as long (Cl 102), with promi- 
nent convex eyes, extending to the upper end of the head sides. 
Occipital margin strongly convex with protruding ocelli (Fig. 2a); 
clypeus narrow (width about 0.17 mm) with straight anterior mar- 
gin. Short frontal carinae sinuate, reaching back to midlength of 
head. Eyes very large; maximum diameter 0.46 mm, or about 0.45 
HW. Scapes long, projecting beyond occipital margin of the head by 
more than half their length. Pedicel expanded at its distal end and 
thicker than following flagellar segments. 
Head and alitrunk dark brown like scapes and legs; petiole and 
gaster lighter brown; antennal flagellum yellow brown. Wings yel- 
lowish with lighter brown veins. Decumbent pubescence on head 
and alitrunk thin, but denser on gaster; in addition, body covered 
with longer, erect hairs. Cuticular sculpture of head, alitrunk and 
petiole reticulated, that of gaster imbricated (Fig. 3c). Propodeal 
profile rounded, with weakly convex dorsal and weakly concave 
descending part. Petiolar scale triangular in profile, with a broad 
base tapering to a ridge (Fig. 2b). Ridge with slight median excision. 
Paratype $$\ TL 6.5-6.7, HL 0.86-0.92, HW 0.93-0.99, Cl 
96-108, SL 1.00, SI 93-99, PW 1.16-1.24, OD 0.43-0.46 (4 mea- 
sured). Allotype, Western Malaysia: Gombak Valley, ca. 25 km 
north of Kuala Lumpur, 31.12.1982, U. Maschwitz leg. (Naturhisto- 
risches Musaeum, Basel). 
Paratypes: 4 males with same data as allotype (collection of the 
author). 
Camponotus gombaki sp. n. 
Derivatio nominis: The name is derived from the Gombak Val- 
ley, in which the first and only colony of this species was found, and 
in honor of the ‘Gombak Field Station of the University of Malaya,’ 
where we worked during our research stay. 
