Crematogaster coriaria

Crematogaster coriaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. coriaria
Binomial name
Crematogaster coriaria Mayr, 1872 Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Crematogaster coriaria compacta Crawley, 1924 Crematogaster coriaria picata Emery, 1922
Synonyms
Crematogaster coriaria fraudatrix Forel, 1911 Crematogaster spengeli Forel, 1912 Crematogaster spengeli taipingensis Forel, 1913

Crematogaster coriaria is known from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo (Hosoishi and Ogata 2015). These large-sized Crematogaster ants are easily found in the field. They typically inhabit well developed forests and nest in dead wood (Hosoishi and Ogata 2015, 2019).

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 14.68937705° to 2.547988°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Borneo (type locality), Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore.
Oriental Region: Thailand.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Crematogaster spengeli. Worker. Specimen code casent0908637. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Lectotype of Crematogaster spengeli taipingensis. Worker. Specimen code casent0908638. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• coriaria. Crematogaster coriaria Mayr, 1872: 154 (w.) BORNEO (East Malaysia: Sarawak).
  • Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 3), 3 paralectotype workers.
  • Type-locality: lectotype Malaysia: Sarawak, 1865-67 (G. Doria); paralectotypes with same data.
  • Type-depositories: NHMW (lectotype); MHNG, NHMW (paralectotypes).
  • Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 155.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1879: 681 (in key); Emery, 1887b: 467; Dalla Torre, 1893: 80; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 72; Emery, 1922e: 155; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 151; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 18; Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 45; Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 3 (redescription); Khachonpisitsak, et al. 2020: 86; Wang, W.Y., Soh, et al. 2022: 75.
  • Senior synonym of fraudatrix: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4.
  • Senior synonym of spengeli: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4.
  • Senior synonym of taipingensis: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4.
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Malaysia (Peninsula, Sarawak), Singapore, Thailand.
• fraudatrix. Crematogaster coriaria subsp. fraudatrix Forel, 1911d: 376 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
  • Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4).
  • [Note: lectotype designation may be redundant as original description implies only a singe worker.]
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: central Sumatra, nr Sapu and Karu Rivers (Bluntschli).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 155.
  • Subspecies of coriaria: Forel, 1912n: 57; Emery, 1922e: 155; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 153.
  • Junior synonym of coriaria: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4.
• spengeli. Crematogaster spengeli Forel, 1912n: 56 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
  • Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4).
  • [Note: lectotype designation may be redundant as original description implies only a single worker.]
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, Indrapura (Tritschler).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Paracrema): Santschi, 1918d: 182.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 156; Santschi, 1928h: 127; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 163; Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 46.
  • Junior synonym of coriaria: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4.
• taipingensis. Crematogaster spengeli r. taipingensis Forel, 1913k: 75, fig. V (w.q.m.) WEST MALAYSIA, INDONESIA (Sumatra).
  • Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 5), 5 paralectotype workers.
  • [Note: other original syntype workers, syntype queens and syntype males (numbers not stated) from Maxwell’s Hill, mentioned in the original description, as well as workers from Bahsoemboe, and Tandjong Slamat (both in Sumatra), should all also be regarded as paralectotypes.]
  • Type-locality: lectotype Malaysia: Malacca, Maxwell’s Hill, nr Taiping, 4000 ft, 2.ii.-15.iii.1912 (H. von Buttel-Reepen); paralectotypes: 2 workers with same data, 3 workers Indonesia: Sumatra, Bandar Baroe, 9.iv.-14.vi.1912 (H. von Buttel-Reepen).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 156.
  • Subspecies of spengeli: Forel, 1915a: 28; Viehmeyer, 1916a: 125; Crawley, 1924: 398; Menozzi, 1935a: 116; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 164.
  • Junior synonym of coriaria: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2015b: 4.

References

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