Crematogaster brasiliensis arawak

Crematogaster brasiliensis arawak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. brasiliensis
Subspecies:	C. brasiliensis arawak
Trinomial name
Crematogaster brasiliensis arawak Weber, 1938

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Guyana (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.

• arawak. Crematogaster brasiliensis subsp. arawak Weber, 1938a: 208 (w.) GUYANA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Guyana (“British Guiana”): Mazaruni River, nr Forest Settlement, 30.viii.1935, in stomach of Bufo marinus (N.A. Weber).
  • Type-depository: MCZC.
  • Subspecies of brasiliensis: Kempf, 1972a: 84; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
  • Distribution: Guyana.

References

• Weber, N. A. 1938a. New ants from stomachs of Bufo marinus L. and Typhlops reticulatus (L). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 31: 207-210 (page 208, worker described)