Crematogaster buchneri composita

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

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -5.875° to -5.875°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

• composita. Crematogaster (Atopogyne) buchneri var. composita Santschi, 1933b: 101 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “numerous”).
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Kasai, Kondue, no. 38 (E. Luja).
  • Type-depositories: MRAC, NHMB.
  • Subspecies of buchneri: Bolton, 1995b: 150.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Santschi, F. 1933b. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Afrique tropicale. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 73: 95-108 (page 101, worker described)