Crematogaster buchneri composita
Crematogaster buchneri composita | |
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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 |
Identification
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. |
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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.
- 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.
Description
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)