Crematogaster algirica

Crematogaster algirica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. algirica
Binomial name
Crematogaster algirica (Lucas, 1849)

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 44.933333° to 31.25°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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.

• algirica. Myrmica algirica Lucas, H. 1849: 300, pl. 16, fig. 9 (w.q.) ALGERIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Algeria: vic. Algiers (H. Lucas).
  • Type-depository: MNHN.
  • [Misspelled as algerica by Santschi, 1937e: 312 (in key).]
  • Combination in Crematogaster: Smith, F. 1858b: 135;
  • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 143;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1937e: 312 (in key).
  • Junior synonym of scutellaris: Lucas, 1856: xxi; Nylander, 1856b: 100; Smith, F. 1858b: 135; Mayr, 1861: 74 (in key); Mayr, 1863: 405; Roger, 1863b: 36; Dours, 1873: 169; André, 1874: 204 (in list); Forel, 1874: 100 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879: 464; Fromantin & Soulié, 1961: 95.
  • Subspecies of scutellaris: Emery, 1891b: 14; Dalla Torre, 1893: 86; Karavaiev, 1912a: 11; Emery, 1922e: 143; Santschi, 1929e: 148; Santschi, 1931a: 5; Santschi, 1939c: 2; Menozzi, 1940: 268; Bernard, 1945: 133; Schmitz, 1950: 15; Cagniant, 2006a: 198.
  • Status as species: Collingwood, 1978: 68, 82 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 147; Karaman, M.G. 2008: 20 (in key); Borowiec, L. 2014: 64.
  • Distribution: Algeria, Libya.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Collingwood, C. A. 1978. A provisional list of Iberian Formicidae with a key to the worker caste (Hym. Aculeata). EOS. Rev. Esp. Entomol. 52: 65-95 (page 68, Revived status as species)
• Emery, C. 1891c. Exploration scientifique de la Tunisie. Zoologie. - Hyménoptères. Révision critique des fourmis de la Tunisie. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, iii + 21 pp. (page 14, Combination in Crematogaster)
• Emery, C. 1891c. Exploration scientifique de la Tunisie. Zoologie. - Hyménoptères. Révision critique des fourmis de la Tunisie. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, iii + 21 pp. (page 14, Revived synonymy as variety of scutellaris)
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 143, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Karavaiev, V. 1912a. Ameisen aus Tunesien und Algerien, nebst einigen unterwegs in Italien gesammelten Arten. Rus. Entomol. Obozr. 12: 1-22 (page 11, Revived synonymy as variety of scutellaris)
• Lucas, H. 1849. Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Sciences physiques. Zoologie. III. Histoire naturelle des animaux articulés. Troisième partie - Insectes (Suite). Paris: A. Bertrand, 527 pp. (page 300, pl. 16, fig. 9 worker, queen described)
• Lucas, H. 1856. [Untitled. Introduced by "M. H. Lucas fait connaître la note suivante."]. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (Bull.) (3)4:xix-xxi. (page xxi, Junior synonym of scutellaris)
• Mayr, G. 1861. Die europäischen Formiciden. Nach der analytischen Methode bearbeitet. Wien: C. Gerolds Sohn, 80 pp. (page 74, Junior synonym of scutellaris)
• Nylander, W. 1856b. Synopsis des Formicides de France et d'Algérie. Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. (4) 5: 51-109 (page 100, Junior synonym of scutellaris)
• Santschi, F. 1929e. Fourmis du Maroc, d'Algérie et de Tunisie. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 69: 138-165 (page 148, Revived synonymy as variety of scutellaris)
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 135, Junior synonym of scutellaris)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Bernard, F.. "Notes sur les fourmis de France. II. Peuplement des montagnes méridionales." Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 115 (1950): 1-36.
• Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Collingwood, C. A.. "A provisional list of Iberian Formicidae with a key to the worker caste." EOS (Revista española de entomología) Nº LVII (1978): 65-95.
• Santschi, F.. "Inventa entomologica itineris Hispanici et Maroccani, quod a. 1926 fecerunt Harald et Håkan Lindberg. Fourmis du Bassin Méditerranéen occidental et du Maroc récoltées par MM. Lindberg." Societas Scientiarum Fennica (Helsingfors) 3 (14) (1931): 1-13.
• Schmitz H. 1950. Formicidae quaedam a cl. A. Stärcke determinatae, quas in Lusitania collegit. Brotéria Ser. Cienc. Nat. 19: 12-16.
• Schmitz, H.. "Formicidae quaedam a cl. A. Stärcke determinatae, quas in Lusitania collegit." Brotéria, Ciências Naturais 19 (1950): 12-16.