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Crematogaster atra
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. atra |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster atra Mayr, 1870
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Identification
Longino (2003) - A Crematogaster crinosa-complex species, C. atra requires further taxonomic study. The Norton type series, from which the lectotype is chosen, has the general shape and pilosity characters of Crematogaster crinosa, the only difference being that the face is completely covered with fine, dense striae, with no smooth or shiny areas.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 24.04347222° to -22.9333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico (type locality), Venezuela.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
Worker
Images from AntWeb
 
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| Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code jtlc000001963. Photographer C. Richart, uploaded by University of Utah. | Owned by JTLC. |
    
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- atra. Crematogaster atra Mayr, 1870b: 994 (w.) MEXICO (no state data).
- Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Longino, 2003a: 129), 1 paralectotype worker.
- [Note: original description says 3w syntypes (2 from Norton, 1 from Bilimek).]
- Type-locality: lectotype Mexico: (no further data) (E. Norton); paralectotype Mexico: (no further data) (Bilimek).
- Type-depository: NHMW.
- Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 134.
- Status as species: Emery, 1888c: 356; André, 1893b: 152; Dalla Torre, 1893: 79; von Jhering, 1894: 394; Forel, 1899c: 81; Emery, 1922e: 134; Borgmeier, 1927c: 92; Wheeler, W.M. 1942: 193; Kempf, 1972a: 84; Bolton, 1995b: 148; Longino, 2003a: 129; Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 85 (redescription).
- Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Longino (2003) - Syntype worker: Mexico (Norton, Bilimek) Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna (examined, Norton worker here designated LECTOTYPE). The syntypes of atra have no more precise locality data than “Mexico,” but are by two different collectors, Bilimek and Norton.
References
- Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
- Cardoso Neto, J.A., Leal, L.C., Baccaro, F.B. 2019. Temporal and spatial gradients of humidity shape the occurrence and the behavioral manipulation of ants infected by entomopathogenic fungi in Central Amazon. Fungal Ecology 42, 100871 (doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2019.100871).
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 134, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
- Laciny, A. 2021. Among the shapeshifters: parasite-induced morphologies in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and their relevance within the EcoEvoDevo framework. EvoDevo 12, 2 (doi:10.1186/s13227-021-00173-2).
- Longino, J.T. 2003a. The Crematogaster of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150.
- Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 994, worker described)
- Morgan, C.E., Mackay, W.P. 2017. The North American Acrobat Ants of the hyperdiverse genus Crematogaster (Hymneoptera: Formicidae). Lambert Academic Publishing (PDF version, 532 pp.)
- Varela-Hernández, F., Medel-Zosayas, B., Martínez-Luque, E.O., Jones, R.W., De la Mora, A. 2020. Biodiversity in central Mexico: Assessment of ants in a convergent region. Southwestern Entomologist 454: 673-686.
- Yanoviak, S.P., Frederick, D.N. 2014. Water surface locomotion in tropical canopy ants. Journal of Experimental Biology 217, 2163–2170 (doi:10.1242/jeb.101600).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Morgan, C.E. 2009. Revision of the ant genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in North America. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas at El Paso, 268 pp.
- Vasquez-Bolanos M. 2011. Checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mexico. Dugesiana 18(1): 95-133.
- Vásquez-Bolaños M. 2011. Lista de especies de hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) para México. Dugesiana 18: 95-133