Crematogaster amita matabele

Crematogaster amita matabele
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. amita
Subspecies:	C. amita matabele
Trinomial name
Crematogaster amita matabele Arnold, 1920

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.11667° to -20.16667°.

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.

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.

• matabele. Crematogaster kneri var. matabele Arnold, 1920a: 528, fig. 46 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe: Bulawayo, Hillside, under stone (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: SAMC.
  • Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 847.
  • Subspecies of kneri: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 847.
  • Subspecies of amita: Santschi, 1926b: 226; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 157.
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

References

• Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 528, fig. 46 worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1925h. Formicidae. Mission Rohan-Chabot 4(3 3: 159-168 (page 161, Stirps of amita)
• 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))