Crematogaster brunneipennis yorubosa

Crematogaster brunneipennis yorubosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. brunneipennis
Subspecies:	C. brunneipennis yorubosa
Trinomial name
Crematogaster brunneipennis yorubosa Santschi, 1933

Taylor et al. (2018) proposed treating this taxon as a junior synonym of Crematogaster brunneipennis rather than its subspecies. However, no justification was given and this is not followed here.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Nigeria (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.

• yorubosa. Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) brunneipennis var. yorubosa Santschi, 1933b: 102 (w.) NIGERIA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Nigeria: Nabo, 1910 (J.J. Simpson) (sent by Donisthorpe).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of brunneipennis: Bolton, 1995b: 165.
  • Distribution: Nigeria.

References

• Santschi, F. 1933b. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Afrique tropicale. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 73: 95-108 (page 102, worker described)
• Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).