Crematogaster chlorotica

Crematogaster chlorotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. chlorotica
Binomial name
	Crematogaster chlorotica; Emery, 1899 Specimen Labels

Taylor et al. (2018), working in Benin, found this ground nesting species in mango (Mangifera indica) orchards and foraging on Acacia gourmaensis, Acacia sieberiana and Anacardium occidentale.

Identification

A member of the Crematogaster kneri group.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin, Cameroun (type locality), Mali, Sierra Leone.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

chlorotica. Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899e: 483 (w.q.) CAMEROON.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Cameroon: (no further data) (Conradt).
- Type-depository: MSNG (possibly also in MRHN).
- Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1918d: 182.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1910c: 374; Forel, 1913e: 668; Emery, 1922e: 153; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 846; Santschi, 1937b: 100; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 150.
- Distribution: Cameroon, Congo, Sierra Leone.

Taxonomic Notes

Taylor et al. (2018) suggest that Crematogaster luctans sordidoides is a junior synonym of C. chlorotica, but provide no evidence to support this proposal. This treatment has not been followed by subsequent authors.

Description

References

Emery, C. 1899d. Fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 43: 459-504 (page 483, worker, queen described)
Santschi, F. 1918d. Sous-genres et synoymies [sic] de Cremastogaster (Hym. Formic.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1918: 182-185 (page 182, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))
Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
Taylor B., Z. A. Yefremova, V. D. Kravchenko, and G. C. Muller. 2016. The ants of Mali (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – a historical review and new records. Entomofauna 37(35): 545‐564.
Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004