Crematogaster chiarinii aethiops

Crematogaster chiarinii aethiops
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

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.

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.

• 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.

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)