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Crematogaster castanea bruta
| Crematogaster castanea bruta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. castanea |
| Subspecies: | C. castanea bruta |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster castanea bruta Santschi, 1926 | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.93333° to -22°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
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.
- bruta. Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) castanea st. bruta Santschi, 1926b: 213.
- [First available use of Crematogaster tricolor st. ferruginea var. bruta Santschi, 1913a: 413 (in key) (w.) SOUTH AFRICA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Natal (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1914b: 87; Santschi, 1914e: 22; Arnold, 1920a: 495; Emery, 1922e: 145; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 832; Stitz, 1923: 155.
- Subspecies of castanea: Santschi, 1930b: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 149; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 210.
- Distribution: Angola, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 213, worker described)