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Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pulla
| Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pulla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. gerstaeckeri |
| Subspecies: | C. gerstaeckeri pulla |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pulla Wheeler, W.M., 1922 | |
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.
- pulla. Crematogaster (Crematogaster) sjostedti var. pulla Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 844.
- [First available use of Crematogaster gallicola st. sjostedti var. pulla Santschi, 1914b: 94 (w.) KENYA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
- Type-material: 10 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Mbuyuni, in the Pori, 1110 m., st. n0. 63, iii.1912 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 149.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1922e: 149.
- Subspecies of gerstaeckeri: Santschi, 1930b: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 160; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 210.
- Distribution: Kenya.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 149, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- 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, Variety 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 844, worker described)