Crematogaster impressa sapora

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Crematogaster impressa sapora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. impressa
Subspecies: C. impressa sapora
Trinomial name
Crematogaster impressa sapora
Forel, 1916

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 4.333333° to 4.333333°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • sapora. Crematogaster impressa var. sapora Forel, 1916: 408 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
    • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): (no further data) (Kohl).
    • Type-depository: MHNG.
    • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147.
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1922e: 147; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 837.
    • Subspecies of impressa: Bolton, 1995b: 162.
    • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
  • 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 408, worker, queen described)