Crematogaster gerstaeckeri godefreyi

Crematogaster gerstaeckeri godefreyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. gerstaeckeri
Subspecies:	C. gerstaeckeri godefreyi
Trinomial name
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri godefreyi Forel, 1914
Synonyms
Crematogaster neuvillei carininotum Santschi, 1917

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.8° to -20.16667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• godefreyi. Crematogaster foraminiceps r. godefreyi Forel, 1914d: 237 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Prov., King Willam’s Town (R. Godfrey).
  • Type-depositories: MHNG, SAMC.
  • [Misspelled as godfreyi by Arnold, 1920a: 503.
  • Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 839;
  • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148.
  • Subspecies of vulcania: Forel, 1916: 406.
  • Subspecies of sjostedti: Santschi, 1918d: 184; Emery, 1922e: 148.
  • Status as species: Arnold, 1920a: 503; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 839.
  • Subspecies of gerstaeckeri: Santschi, 1930b: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 154.
  • Senior synonym of carininotum: Santschi, 1918d: 184; Emery, 1922e: 148; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 839; Bolton, 1995b: 154.
  • Distribution: South Africa, Zimbabwe.
• carininotum. Crematogaster neuvillei st. carininotum Santschi, 1917b: 279 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Bulawayo (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of neuvillei: Arnold, 1920a: 499.
  • Junior synonym of godefreyi: Santschi, 1918d: 184; Emery, 1922e: 148; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 839; Bolton, 1995b: 150.

References

• Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 503, Raised to species)
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Race/stirps of sjostedti)
• Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 237, worker described)
• Forel, A. 1916. Fourmis du Congo et d'autres provenances récoltées par MM. Hermann Kohl, Luja, Mayné, etc. Rev. Suisse Zool. 24: 397-460 (page 406, Race/stirps of vulcania)
• Santschi, F. 1918d. Sous-genres et synoymies [sic] de Cremastogaster (Hym. Formic.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1918: 182-185 (page 184, Race/stirps of sjostedti)
• Santschi, F. 1918d. Sous-genres et synoymies [sic] de Cremastogaster (Hym. Formic.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1918: 182-185 (page 184, Senior synonym of carininotum)
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 69, Stirps of gerstaeckeri)
• 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 839, Combination in C. (Crematogaster))
• 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 839, Raised to species)