Crematogaster sericea
Crematogaster sericea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Crematogaster |
Species: | C. sericea |
Binomial name | |
Crematogaster sericea Forel, 1912 |
Identification
Longino (2003) - A Crematogaster crinosa-complex species. C. sericea requires further taxonomic study. The syntypes of Crematogaster sericea have the general shape and pilosity characters of crinosa.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -21.67888889° to -22.809943°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality), Paraguay, Uruguay.
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.
- sericea. Crematogaster brevispinosa r. sericea Forel, 1912f: 214 (w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Botucatu (Goeldi).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 134; Santschi, 1923c: 249.
- Subspecies of brevispinosa: Santschi, 1916e: 377; Luederwaldt, 1918: 41; Emery, 1922e: 134; Santschi, 1923c: 249; Gallardo, 1934: 23; Borgmeier, 1927c: 93; Kempf, 1972a: 86; Bolton, 1995b: 162.
- Status as species: Longino, 2003a: 129; Wild, 2007b: 32.
- Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay.
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: Brazil, Sao Paulo, Botucatu (Göldi) Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève (examined).
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 134, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
- Forel, A. 1912g. Formicides néotropiques. Part III. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 19: 211-237 (page 214, worker described)
- Longino, J.T. 2003a. The Crematogaster of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150. (page 129, Raised to species: new status)
- Santschi, F. 1923c. Solenopsis et autres fourmis néotropicales. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 245-273 (page 249, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
- Forel A. 1912. Formicides néotropiques. Part III. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 19: 211-237.
- Gallardo A. 1934. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Mirmicinas, segunda sección Eumyrmicinae, tribu Crematogastrini (Forel), género Crematogaster Lund. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 38: 1-84.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Luederwaldt H. 1918. Notas myrmecologicas. Rev. Mus. Paul. 10: 29-64.
- Santos Lopes J. F., N. Martins dos Reis Hallack, T. Archanjo de Sales, M. Silva Brugger, L. F. Ribeiro, I. N. Hastenreiter, and R. da Silva Camargo. 2012. Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian ForestA Case Study in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Brazil. Psyche doi:10.1155/2012/928371