Crematogaster delagoensis merwei

Crematogaster delagoensis merwei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. delagoensis
Subspecies:	C. delagoensis merwei
Trinomial name
Crematogaster delagoensis merwei Santschi, 1932

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -33.78333° to -33.78333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• merwei. Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) delagoensis st. merwei Santschi, 1932a: 385 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: 9 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Prov., Montagu, i.1920 (v.d. Merwe).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of delagoensis: Bolton, 1995b: 157.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Santschi, F. 1932b. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp. (page 385, worker described)