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Crematogaster chiarinii aethiops
| Crematogaster chiarinii aethiops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. chiarinii |
| Subspecies: | C. chiarinii aethiops |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster chiarinii aethiops Forel, 1907 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Somalia (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. |
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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.
- aethiops. Crematogaster chiarinii var. aethiops Forel, 1907c: 142 (footnote) (w.) SOMALIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Somalia (“Pays de Somalis”): Lugh (= Luuq), in acacia spines (C. Keller).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Menozzi, 1930b: 90 (m.).
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 146.
- Subspecies of chiarinii: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 835; Emery, 1922e: 146; Menozzi, 1930b: 90; Menozzi & Consani, 1952: 64; Bolton, 1995b: 146.
- Distribution: Ethiopia, Somalia.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 146, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Forel, A. 1907f. Fourmis d'Ethiopie récoltées par M. le baron Maurice de Rothschild en 1905. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 26: 129-144 (page 142, (footnote) worker described)
- Menozzi, C. 1930b. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 9: 76-130 (page 90, male described)