Crematogaster castanea durbanensis

Crematogaster castanea durbanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. castanea
Subspecies:	C. castanea durbanensis
Trinomial name
Crematogaster castanea durbanensis Forel, 1914

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -28.46667° to -29.85°.

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.

• durbanensis. Crematogaster ferruginea var. durbanensis Forel, 1914d: 234 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Durban (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Arnold, 1920a: 491 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 145.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Arnold, 1920a: 491; Emery, 1922e: 145; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 832.
  • Subspecies of castanea: Bolton, 1995b: 152.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 491, queen described)
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 152, Subspecies of castanea)
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 234, worker described)