''Camponotus sericeiventris'', the shimmering golden sugar ant, is a species of

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native to large parts of Central and

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. It is the only species in the

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''Myrmepomis''.

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species ''Camponotus sericeiventris'': * ''C. sericeiventris holmgreni'' Wheeler, 1931 * ''C. sericeiventris otoquensis'' Wheeler, 1931 * ''C. sericeiventris pontifex'' Santschi, 1936 * ''C. sericeiventris rex'' Forel, 1907 * ''C. sericeiventris satrapus'' Wheeler, 1931

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