Crematogaster capensis

Crematogaster capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. capensis
Binomial name
Crematogaster capensis Mayr, 1862 Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Crematogaster capensis calens Forel, 1910 Crematogaster capensis tropicorum Forel, 1910

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -26° to -34.164314°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• capensis. Crematogaster capensis Mayr, 1862: 764 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Cape of Good Hope (Novara Expd.) (sent by R. von Frauenfeld).
  • Type-depository: NMHW.
  • Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 830;
  • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 145;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 404; Roger, 1863b: 37; Mayr, 1865: 103 (redescription); Dalla Torre, 1893: 80; Arnold, 1920a: 512; Emery, 1922e: 145; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 830; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
  • Distribution: South Africa.
  • Current subspecies: nominal plus calens, tropicorum.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 764, worker, queen described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 830, Combination in C. (Crematogaster))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Arnold G. 1920. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 403-578.
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
• Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004