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Crematogaster amita
| Crematogaster amita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. amita |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.83333° to -27.68889°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (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. |
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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.
- amita. Crematogaster kneri var. amita Forel, 1913a: 125 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Bulawayo (G. Arnold).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 847.
- Subspecies of kneri: Arnold, 1920a: 527; Forel, 1922: 94; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 847; Emery, 1922e: 153.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1925h: 161; Santschi, 1926b: 226; Santschi, 1930b: 69; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
- Distribution: Angola, Zimbabwe.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus bushimana, caffra, makololo, matabele.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1913a. Fourmis de Rhodesia, etc. récoltées par M. G. Arnold, le Dr. H. Brauns et K. Fikendey. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 108-147 (page 125, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1922b. Glanures myrmécologiques en 1922. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 87-102 (page 94, Race of kneri)
- Santschi, F. 1925h. Formicidae. Mission Rohan-Chabot 4(3 3: 159-168 (page 161, Raised to species)
- Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 226, Raised to species)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. 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. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 847, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Santschi, F.. "Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola." Revue Suisse de Zoologie 37 (1930): 53-81.