Crematogaster castanea arborea

Crematogaster castanea arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. castanea
Subspecies:	C. castanea arborea
Trinomial name
Crematogaster castanea arborea Smith, F., 1858
Synonyms
Crematogaster castanea decolorata Santschi, 1926

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -18.96667° to -33.3°.

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.

• arborea. Crematogaster arboreus Smith, F. 1858b: 138, pl. 14 (nest) (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “a number of specimens”).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Port Natal (= Durban) (Gueinzius).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Mayr, 1866b: 900 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 145.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 404; Roger, 1863b: 37; Mayr, 1866b: 900 (redescription); Mayr, 1886c: 360; Dalla Torre, 1893: 79; Emery, 1895h: 29; Arnold, 1920a: 506.
  • Synonym of tricolor: Mayr, 1895: 136 (footnote); Mayr, 1907b: 16; Arnold, 1920a: 506.
  • [Note: Mayr, 1907b: 16, gives tricolor as senior synonym, but arborea has priority (Arnold, 1920a: 506.)]
  • Junior synonym of castanea: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 830.
  • Subspecies of castanea: Emery, 1922e: 145; Santschi, 1930b: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
  • Senior synonym of decolorata: Santschi, 1930b: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
  • Distribution: South Africa, Zimbabwe.
• decolorata. Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) castanea var. decolorata Santschi, 1926b: 213 (w.) ZIMBABWE, SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Zimbabwe (“S Rhodesia”): Umtali, 8.vi.1920 (G. Arnold), South Africa: Natal (I. Trägårdh).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Junior synonym of arborea: Santschi, 1930b: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 151.

References

• Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 506, Junior synonym of tricolor (note that arborea is really the senior name))
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, Revived from synonymy as subspecies of castanea)
• Mayr, G. 1895. Afrikanische Formiciden. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 10: 124-154 (page 136, (footnote) Junior synonym of tricolor)
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 69, Variety of castanea, and senior synonym of decolorata)
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 138, pl. 14 (nest) worker 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, Junior synonym of castanea)