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Crematogaster foraminiceps
| Crematogaster foraminiceps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. foraminiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster foraminiceps Santschi, 1913
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- foraminiceps. Crematogaster foraminiceps Santschi, 1913a: 412 (w.) (diagnosis in key) “East Africa”.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- [Note: Kostyuk, 1976: 96, cites 2w syntypes SIZK.]
- Type-locality: East Africa (“Afr. or.”): 1700 m. (no further data).
- [Note: Santschi, 1914b: 91, gives the type-locality as Kenya: Kikuyu territory, Nairobi forest, 1700 m., st. no. 11, xi. 1911(Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel).]
- Type-depositories: NHMB, SIZK.
- Santschi, 1914b: 90 (q.m.).
- Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 838;
- combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1914b: 89 (redescription); Emery, 1922e: 147; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 838; Santschi, 1935b: 269; Bolton, 1995b: 153; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 210.
- Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus mirmillo, staitchi.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Santschi, F. 1913a [1912]. Cremastogaster du groupe tricolor-Menileki (Hym. Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1912: 411-414 (page 412, worker described (diagnosis in key))
- Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 89, worker, queen, male described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 838, Combination in C. (Crematogaster))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Santschi F. 1935. Hymenoptera. I. Formicidae. Mission Scientifique de l'Omo 2: 255-277.
- Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
- Weber N. A. 1943. The ants of the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 93: 263-389.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004