Crematogaster cuvierae

Crematogaster cuvierae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. cuvierae
Binomial name
Crematogaster cuvierae Donisthorpe, 1945 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -0.166666667° to -0.166666667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ghana (type locality).

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.

Nomenclature

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

• cuvierae. Crematogaster (Atopogyne) cuvierae Donisthorpe, 1945a: 10 (w.) GHANA.
  • Type-material: 4 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Ghana (“Gold Coast”): Asuansi, 8.ix.1943, in Cuviera aeratiflora (H.E. Box).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Status as species: Donisthorpe, 1945d: 268; Bolton, 1995b: 151.
  • Distribution: Ghana.

References

• Donisthorpe, H. 1945a. New and rare species of Crematogaster Lund (Hym. Formicidae) from the Gold Coast, etc. Entomologist 78: 10-11 (page 10, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Donisthorpe H. 1945. New and rare species of Crematogaster Lund (Hym. Formicidae) from the Gold Coast, etc. Entomologist 78: 10-11.
• Donisthorpe H. 1945. On a small collection of ants (Hym., Formicidae) from West Africa, associated with Coccidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)12: 265-273.
• Mikissa J. B., J. H. C. Delabie, J. L. Mercier, and D. Fresnau. 2008. Preliminary Assessment on the Interactions of Wasmannia auropunctata in Native Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of a Mosaic Gallery Forest/Savannah in Lope National Park, Gabon. Sociobiology 51(1): 207-218.