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Crematogaster biformis
| Crematogaster biformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. biformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster biformis André, 1892
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo (type locality), Indonesia, Malaysia.
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- biformis. Crematogaster biformis André, 1892b: 53 (w.) BORNEO (Indonesia: Kalimantan).
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Kalimantan (“Borneo”), Kapuas River basin and tributaries (M. Chaper).
- Type-depositories: MHNG, MNHN.
- Combination in C. (Decacrema): Forel, 1911a: 32.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 79; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 79; Emery, 1922e: 138; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 86, 94; Bolton, 1995b: 148; Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 45; Feldhaar, et al. 2016: 681 (redescription).
- Distribution: Borneo.
Description
References
- André, E. 1892c. Voyage de M. Chaper à Bornéo. Catalogue des fourmis et description des espèces nouvelles. Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr. 5: 46-55 (page 53, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1911a. Fourmis de Bornéo, Singapore, Ceylan, etc. récoltées par MM. Haviland, Green, Winkler, Will, Hose, Roepke et Waldo. Rev. Suisse Zool. 19: 23-62 (page 32, Combination in C. (Decacrema))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- André E. 1892. Voyage de M. Chaper à Bornéo. Catalogue des fourmis et description des espèces nouvelles. Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr. 5: 46-55.
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Hosoishi S. and K. Ogata. 2009. A check list of the ant genus Crematogaster in Asia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Inst. Trop. Agr. Kyushu Univ. 32: 43-83.
- Pfeiffer M.; Mezger, D.; Hosoishi, S.; Bakhtiar, E. Y.; Kohout, R. J. 2011. The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a preliminary species list. Asian Myrmecology 4:9-58