Crematogaster castanea simia

Crematogaster castanea simia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. castanea
Subspecies:	C. castanea simia
Trinomial name
Crematogaster castanea simia Forel, 1910

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -22° to -22°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Botswana (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.

• simia. Crematogaster tricolor var. simia Forel, 1910f: 6 (w.q.m.) BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
  • Type-localities: Botswana: Kalahari, Chakamakue, between Lehututu and Letlake, xii.1904 (L. Schultze) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 831; no lectotype designated), Namibia (“Deutsch-Südwestafrika”): (no further data) (Peters).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 145.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Arnold, 1920a: 491.
  • Subspecies of tricolor: Santschi, 1913a: 412 (in key); Santschi, 1914e: 22; Stitz, 1923: 155.
  • Subspecies of castanea: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 831; Emery, 1922e: 145; Santschi, 1937d: 227; Bolton, 1995b: 162.
  • Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1910e. Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1903-1905 von Dr. Leonhard Schultze. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. D) Formicidae. Denkschr. M (page 6, worker, queen, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1937d. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola (2me voyage) 1932-1933. Fourmis angolaises. Rev. Suisse Zool. 44: 211-250 (page 229, Variety of castanea)
• 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 831, Variety of castanea)