Crematogaster aegyptiaca turkanensis

Crematogaster aegyptiaca turkanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. aegyptiaca
Subspecies:	C. aegyptiaca turkanensis
Trinomial name
Crematogaster aegyptiaca turkanensis Santschi, 1935

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Kenya (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.

• turkanensis. Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) aegyptiaca var. turkanensis Santschi, 1935b: 271 (w.) KENYA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “many”).
  • Type-locality: Kenya: Turkana desert, Kalodeke, st. 22, 20.i.1933 (R. Jeannel & P.A. Chappuis).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of aegyptiaca: Bolton, 1995b: 164; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 209.
  • Distribution: Kenya.

Sharaf et al. (2019): The taxonomic condition of this species is relatively unclear due to the absence of any revisions in the regions in question, and we cannot predict the taxonomic status of C. aegyptiaca and its subspecies after being revised.

References

• Santschi, F. 1935b. Hymenoptera. I. Formicidae. Mission Sci. Omo 2: 255-277 (page 271, worker described)
• Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S., Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Review of the Arabian Crematogaster Lund (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), synoptic list, distribution, and description of two new species from Oman and Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 898: 27–81 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.898.37531).