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Crematogaster egregior
| Crematogaster egregior | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. egregior |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster egregior Forel, 1912
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -0.4° to -12.043°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru.
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 jtlc000001260. Photographer J. Longino, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by JTLC. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- egregior. Crematogaster longispina subsp. egregior Forel, 1912f: 218 (w.) BRAZIL (Pará).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Brazil: Pará (E.A. Göldi).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 136.
- Subspecies of longispina: Emery, 1922e: 136; Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 3; Borgmeier, 1927c: 95; Santschi, 1929f: 88.
- Status as species: Kempf, 1970b: 332; Kempf, 1972a: 87; Bolton, 1995b: 152; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 117.
- Distribution: Brazil, Guyana, Peru.
Description
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 136, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
- Forel, A. 1912g. Formicides néotropiques. Part III. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 19: 211-237 (page 218, worker described)
- Franco, W., Ladino, N., Delabie, J.H.C., Dejean, A., Orivel, J., Fichaux, M., Groc, S., Leponce, M., Feitosa, R.M. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674, 509–543 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.5.2).
- Kempf, W. W. 1970b. Levantamento das formigas da mata amazônica, nos arredores de Belém do Pará, Brasil. Stud. Entomol. 13: 321-344 (page 332, Raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Davidson, D.W. 2005. Ecological stoichiometry of ants in a New World rain forest. Oecologia 142:221-231
- Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Santschi F. 1929. Mélange myrmécologique. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 46: 84-93.