Crematogaster peristerica

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Crematogaster peristerica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. peristerica
Binomial name
Crematogaster peristerica
Menozzi, 1925

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Longino (2003) - A Crematogaster crinosa-complex species, C. peristerica requires further taxonomic study. I found eight worker Syntypes of Menozzi's peristerica at DEIC, simply labeled “Typus,” with no other label data. The specimens had a completely striate face, but were otherwise like Crematogaster torosa.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -30.033° to -30.033°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Worker

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Nomenclature

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

  • peristerica. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) peristericus Menozzi, 1925b: 369, fig. 2 (w.q.) BRAZIL (Rio Grande do Sul).
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (Wille).
    • Type-depository: DEIB, DEIE, (perhaps also in IEUB).
    • Status as species: Kempf, 1972a: 88; Bolton, 1995b: 160; Longino, 2003a: 129.
    • Distribution: Brazil.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Longino (2003) - Syntype worker, queen: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (Wille) Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (examined).

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
  • Longino, J.T. 2003. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151:1-150