Crematogaster gerstaeckeri oraclum

Crematogaster gerstaeckeri oraclum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. gerstaeckeri
Subspecies:	C. gerstaeckeri oraclum
Trinomial name
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri oraclum Forel, 1913
Synonyms
Crematogaster bulawayensis Santschi, 1916 Crematogaster godfreyi foraminicipoides Arnold, 1920

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -14.9° to -28.305085°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

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.

• oraclum. Crematogaster gallicola var. oraclum Forel, 1913b: 323 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Katanga, Sankisia (J. Bequaert).
  • Type-depositories: MHNG, MRAC.
  • [Crematogaster gallicola var. oraclum Forel, 1913a: 124. Nomen nudum.]
  • [Misspelled as ovaclum by Santschi, 1918c: 185.]
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 149.
  • Subspecies of gallicola: Forel, 1914d: 237.
  • Subspecies of sjostedti: Santschi, 1918d: 185; Emery, 1922e: 149.
  • Subspecies of gerstaeckeri: Santschi, 1930b: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 159.
  • Synonym of bulawayensis (and its junior synonym foraminicipoides): Arnold, 1920a: 521.
  • [Note: Arnold gives bulawayensis as senior synonym, but oraclum has priority.]
  • Senior synonym of bulawayensis: Bolton, 1995b: 159.
  • Senior synonym of foraminicipoides: Bolton, 1995b: 159.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.
• bulawayensis. Crematogaster bulawayensis Santschi, 1916b: 498.
  • [First available use of Crematogaster buchneri r. africana var. bulawayensis Forel, 1913a: 125 (w.) ZIMBABWE; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Bulawayo (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Atopogyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 854;
  • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148.
  • Subspecies of sjostedti: Santschi, 1918d: 185; Santschi, 1919b: 236; Santschi, 1920b: 15; Emery, 1922e: 148; Arnold, 1926: 289; Santschi, 1926b: 214.
  • Subspecies of gerstaeckeri: Santschi, 1930b: 69; Santschi, 1937d: 227; Santschi, 1937g: 76.
  • Status as species: Arnold, 1920a: 521; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 854.
  • Synonym of oraclum: Arnold, 1920a: 521.
  • [Note: Arnold gives bulawayensis as senior synonym, but oraclum has priority (Bolton, 1995b: 159).]
  • Junior synonym of oraclum: Bolton, 1995b: 149.
• foraminicipoides. Crematogaster godfreyi var. foraminicipoides Arnold, 1920a: 505.
  • [First available use of Crematogaster vulcania r. godfreyi var. foraminicipoides Forel, 1916: 406 (w.) ZIMBABWE; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Bulawayo, no. 108 (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1922e: 149; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 855.
  • Material referred to infaceta by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 855.
  • Junior synonym of bulawayensis: Santschi, 1926b: 214.
  • Junior synonym of oraclum: Arnold, 1920a: 521; Bolton, 1995b: 159.

References

• Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 521, Senior synonym of bulawayensis (and its junior synonym foraminicipoides))
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 149, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1913b. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 2: 306-351 (page 323, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1918d. Sous-genres et synoymies [sic] de Cremastogaster (Hym. Formic.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1918: 182-185 (page 185, Stirps of sjostedti)
• 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, Combination in gerstaeckeri)