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Crematogaster chodati
| Crematogaster chodati | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. chodati |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster chodati Forel, 1921
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Identification
Longino (2003) - A Crematogaster crinosa-complex species, C. chodati requires further taxonomic study. This species is part of a set of species that have a deep propodeal suture: The distinctive feature of these forms is a deeply invaginated propodeal suture and an elevated and compressed dorsal face of propodeum. From my cursory examination, Crematogaster goeldii, Crematogaster stigmatica, and Crematogaster unciata were very similar. They were bicolored, with red brown head and mesosoma and contrasting black gaster. The anteroventral petiolar tooth was moderately well developed and the pilosity was much like Crematogaster torosa. The types of Crematogaster chodati were uniform red brown, and the setae on the mesosoma and fourth abdominal tergite were longer and less flattened. The types of Crematogaster heathi had the coloration of goeldii and the pilosity of chodati. The invaginated propodeal suture is itself a variable character, grading into the condition seen in crinosa and torosa, and so the discussion regarding the forms with striate face applies here as well. Crematogaster goeldii and related forms may be synonyms of other species, multiple distinct species, or one variable species.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.809943° to -22.809943°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Paraguay (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
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0173933. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ALWC, Alex L. Wild Collection. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- chodati. Crematogaster goeldii var. chodati Forel, 1921a: 207 (w.) PARAGUAY.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Paraguay: (no further data) (Chodat & W. Vischer).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Kempf, 1972a: 89.
- Subspecies of goeldii: Wheeler, W.M. 1942: 196.
- Subspecies of torosa: Kempf, 1972a: 89; Bolton, 1995b: 150.
- Status as species: Longino, 2003a: 130; Wild, 2007b: 32.
- Distribution: Paraguay.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Longino (2003) - Syntype workers: Paraguay, from a trunk of Agonandra with Cryptocerus eduarduli (Chodat and Vischer) Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève (examined).
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 150, Subspecies of torosa)
- Forel, A. 1921a [1920]. Fourmis trouvées dans des galles de Cordia et d'Agonandra, etc. Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève (2) 12: 201-208 (page 207, worker described)
- Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 89, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
- Longino, J.T. 2003a. The Crematogaster of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150. (page 24, Raised to species: new status)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
- Longino, J.T. 2003. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151:1-150
- Suguituru S. S., M. Santina de Castro Morini, R. M. Feitosa, and R. Rosa da Silva. 2015. Formigas do Alto Tiete. Canal 6 Editora 458 pages
- Wild, A. L.. "A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Zootaxa 1622 (2007): 1-55.