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Crematogaster homeri
| Crematogaster homeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. homeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster homeri Forel, 1913
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Crematogaster homeri. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0912680. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- homeri. Crematogaster (Atopogyne) homeri Forel, 1913e: 668 (q.) CAMEROON.
- Type-material: holotype (?) queen.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Cameroon: Johann-Albrechtshöhe (Conradt).
- Type-depository:MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 147; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 856; Bolton, 1995b: 154.
- Distribution: Cameroon.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in c. (Acrocoelia))
- Forel, A. 1913f. Quelques fourmis des Indes, du Japon et d'Afrique. Rev. Suisse Zool. 21: 659-673 (page 668, queen described)