Crematogaster inermis armatula

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Crematogaster inermis armatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. inermis
Subspecies: C. inermis armatula
Trinomial name
Crematogaster inermis armatula
Emery, 1926

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Israel, Syria (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.

  • armatula. Crematogaster inermis var. armatula Menozzi, 1933b: 59.
    • [First available use of Crematogaster inermis subsp. inermis var. armatula Emery, 1926: 3 (w.) SYRIA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
    • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
    • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
    • Type-locality: Syria: (no further data).
    • Type-depository: MSNG.
    • Menozzi, 1933b: 59 (q.).
    • Subspecies of inermis: Santschi, 1937e: 299; Bolton, 1995b: 147; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 42.
    • Distribution: Israel, Syria.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1926. Ultime note mirmecologiche. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 58: 1-9 (page 3, worker described)
  • Menozzi, C. 1933b. Le formiche della Palestina. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 12: 49-113 (page 59, queen described)