Crematogaster solenopsides

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Crematogaster solenopsides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. solenopsides
Binomial name
Crematogaster solenopsides
Emery, 1899

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Specimen Labels

Subspecies

Yode et al. (2020) found this species foraging arboreally in the West Lamto Scientific Reserve, central Côte d’Ivoire.

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -13.75° to -13.75°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ivory Coast, United Republic of Tanzania.

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

Nomenclature

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

  • solenopsides. Crematogaster solenopsides Emery, 1899e: 487 (w.) TANZANIA.
    • Type-material: holotype worker.
    • Type-locality: Tanzania: Zanzibar (no further data).
    • Type-depository: MSNG.
    • [Misspelled as solenopsisoides by Forel, 1916: 411.]
    • Menozzi, 1930b: 105 (m.).
    • Combination in C. (Decacrema): Forel, 1916: 411.
    • Status as species: Mayr, 1907b: 15; Forel, 1916: 411; Emery, 1922e: 138; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 862; Menozzi, 1930b: 105; Bolton, 1995b: 162.
    • Distribution: Somalia, Tanzania.
    • Current subspecies: nominal plus costeboriensis, flavida, mandonbii.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Emery C. 1899. Fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 43: 459-504.
  • IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
  • Menozzi C. 1930. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 9: 76-130.
  • Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
  • Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004