Crematogaster gallicola

Crematogaster gallicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. gallicola
Binomial name
Crematogaster gallicola Forel, 1894 Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Crematogaster gallicola latro Forel, 1910

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.7° to -25.965278°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Mozambique (type locality), Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.

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.

• gallicola. Crematogaster gallicola Forel, 1894b: 95 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Mozambique: Delagoa (Liengme).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Arnold, 1920a: 532 (q.).
  • 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: Arnold, 1920a: 531; Emery, 1922e: 147; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 838; Menozzi, 1930b: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 153.
  • Distribution: Mozambique, Somalia, Zimbabwe.
  • Current subspecies: nominal plus latro, rauana.

References

• Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 532, queen described)
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1894b. Abessinische und andere afrikanische Ameisen, gesammelt von Herrn Ingenieur Alfred Ilg, von Herrn Dr. Liengme, von Herrn Pfarrer Missionar P. Berthoud, Herrn Dr. Arth. Müller etc. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 9: 64-100. (page 95, worker 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

• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
• Menozzi C. 1930. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 9: 76-130.