Crematogaster longicephala curticeps

Crematogaster longicephala curticeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. longicephala
Subspecies:	C. longicephala curticeps
Trinomial name
Crematogaster longicephala curticeps Wheeler, W.M., 1915

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -34.8568° to -34.8568°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (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.

• curticeps. Crematogaster longiceps var. curticeps Wheeler, W.M. 1915g: 809 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Northern Territory).
  • Type-material: 16 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Australia: Northern Territory, McDonnel Ranges, Ellery Creek (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: MCZC.
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152.
  • Subspecies of longiceps: Emery, 1922e: 152; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 62; Taylor, 1987a: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 151.
  • Distribution: Australia.

Type Material

• Syntype, 5 workers, Ellery's Creek, MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
• Syntype, 3 workers, Ellery's Creek, MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia, South Australian Museum.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 152, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
• Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
• Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zool. Cat. Aust. 2:1- 149: 1-149, 30 (page 62, Subspecies of longiceps)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1915h. Hymenoptera. [In "Scientific notes on an expedition into the north-western regions of South Australia".]. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 39: 805-823 (page 809, worker described)