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| Crematogaster gerstaeckeri
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Hymenoptera
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| Family:
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Formicidae
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| Subfamily:
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Myrmicinae
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| Tribe:
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Crematogastrini
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| Genus:
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Crematogaster
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| Species:
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C. gerstaeckeri
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| Binomial name
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Crematogaster gerstaeckeri
Dalla Torre, 1892
Specimen Labels
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| Subspecies
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- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri godefreyi Forel, 1914
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri infaceta Santschi, 1916
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri inquieta Santschi, 1928
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri kohliella Santschi, 1918
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri maledicta Forel, 1914
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri oraclum Forel, 1913
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pudica Santschi, 1930
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pulla Wheeler, W.M., 1922
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri rufescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri zulu Wheeler, W.M., 1922
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| Synonyms
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Taylor et al., (2018) records this species nesting in dead wood on trees, including cocoa (rarely), and tending aphids.
Identification
A member of the Crematogaster castanea group.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.93333° to -17.93333°.
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Kenya (type locality), Nigeria.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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.
- cephalotes. Crematogaster cephalotes Gerstäcker, 1871: 356 (w.q.) KENYA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Kenya: nr Mombasa (van der Decken).
- Type-depository: MNHU.
- [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster cephalotes Smith, F. 1857a: 75.]
- Replacement name: Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1892: 90.
- gerstaeckeri. Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1892: 90.
- Replacement name for Crematogaster cephalotes Gerstäcker, 1871: 356. [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster cephalotes Smith, F. 1857a: 75.]
- Menozzi, 1930b: 94 (m.).
- Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, 1922a: 838;
- combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 82; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 838; Emery, 1922e: 147; Santschi, 1930b: 69; Menozzi, 1930b: 91 (redescription); Prins, 1963: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 153; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 210.
- Distribution: Kenya, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus godefreyi, infaceta, inquieta, kohliella, maledicta, oraclum, pudica, pulla, rufescens, sjostedti, zulu.
Description
References
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1892. Hymenopterologische Notizen. Wien. Entomol. Ztg. 11: 89-93 (page 90, Replacement name)
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Gerstäcker, A. 1871. Beitrag zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar. Arch. Naturgesch. 37(1 1: 345-363 (page 356, Replacement name for cephalotes Gerstacker)
- Menozzi, C. 1930b. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 9: 76-130 (page 92, worker, queen, male described)
- Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).
- 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))
- 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
- Medler J. T. 1980: Insects of Nigeria - Check list and bibliography. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 30: i-vii, 1-919.
- Menozzi C. 1930. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 9: 76-130.
- Prins A. J. 1963. A list of the ants collected in the Kruger National Park with notes on their distribution. Koedoe 6: 91-108.
- Prins A. J., and J. J. Cillie. 1968. The ants collected in the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi game reserves. The Lammergeyer 8: 40-47.
- 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.
- Stanton, M.L., T.M. Palmer and T.P. Young. 2002. Competition-Colonization Trade-Offs in a Guild of African Acacia-Ants. Ecological Monographs 72(3):347-363
- Stanton, M.L., T.M. Palmer and T.P. Young. 2005. Ecological barriers to early colony establishment in three coexisting acacia-ant species in Kenya. Insectes Sociaux 52:393-401
- Taylor B. 1979. Ants of the Nigerian Forest Zone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). III. Myrmicinae (Cardiocondylini to Meranoplini). Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria Research Bulletin 6: 1-65.
- Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
- 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
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