Crematogaster hemiceros

Crematogaster hemiceros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. hemiceros
Binomial name
Crematogaster hemiceros Santschi, 1926 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.08333° to -19.08333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

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

• hemiceros. Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hemiceros Santschi, 1926b: 221, fig. 2F (w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“S Rhodesia”): Vumba Mts, 5700 ft, 1-3.ii.1924 (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Status as species: Santschi, 1928d: 66; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 154.
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

References

• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 221, fig. 2F worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection