Crematogaster consternens

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Crematogaster consternens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. consternens
Binomial name
Crematogaster consternens
(Walker, 1859)

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Sri Lanka (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Images from AntWeb

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Holotype of Crematogaster consternensMale (alate). Specimen code casent0902127. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • consternens. Myrmica consternens Walker, 1859: 374 (w.m.) SRI LANKA.
    • Type-material: 2 syntype workers, 2 syntype males.
    • [Notes (i): number of specimens as cited by Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576; (ii) according to Donisthorpe the two workers are a Solenopsis species, while the two males are Monomorium minutum Mayr.]
    • Type-locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): (no further data) (F. Walker).
    • Type-depository: BMNH.
    • Combination in Solenopsis and Monomorium: Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576;
    • combination in Crematogaster: new combination (unpublished).
    • Unidentifiable taxon: Forel, 1903a: 698.
    • Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 432; Motschoulsky, 1863: 15; Smith, F. 1871a: 327; Dalla Torre, 1893: 109; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 125; Bolton, 1995b: 260; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 70.
    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

Description

References

  • Donisthorpe, H. 1932b. On the identity of some ants from Ceylon described by F. Walker. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(9): 574-576 (page 576, Combination in Monomorium: )
  • Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. [part]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3(4): 370-376 (page 374, worker, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
  • Dias R. K. S. 2002. Current knowledge on ants of Sri Lanka. ANeT Newsletter 4: 17- 21.