Crematogaster karawaiewi

Crematogaster karawaiewi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. karawaiewi
Binomial name
Crematogaster karawaiewi Menozzi, 1935
Synonyms
Crematogaster wladimiri Consani, 1953

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (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.

• karawaiewi. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) karawaiewi Menozzi, 1935a: 106, fig. 3 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru Is).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “several”).
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: Aru Is, Wammar I., nos 2524, 2561 (W. Karawaiew).
  • Type-depository: IEUB (perhaps also SIZK).
  • [Misspelled as karavaiewi by Santschi, 1937e: 310.]
  • Combination in C. (Mesocrema): Santschi, 1937e: 310.
  • Status as species: Santschi, 1937e: 310; Bolton, 1995b: 155.
  • Senior synonym of wladimiri (unnecessary replacement name): Bolton, 1995b: 155.
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Aru Is).
• wladimiri. Crematogaster wladimiri Consani, 1953: 100.
  • Unnecessary replacement name for karawaiewi Menozzi, 1935a: 106 (Bolton, 1995b: 155).
  • Junior synonym of karawaiewi Menozzi, 1935a: 106: Bolton, 1995b: 155.

References

• Menozzi, C. 1935a. Formiche indo-australiane del genere Crematogaster Lund raccolte da W. Karawaiew. Konowia 14: 103-116 (page 106, fig. 3 worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1937e. Contribution à l'étude des Crematogaster paléarctiques. Mém. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 5: 295-317 (page 310, Combination in C. (Mesocrema))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Hosoishi S. and K. Ogata. 2009. A check list of the ant genus Crematogaster in Asia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Inst. Trop. Agr. Kyushu Univ. 32: 43-83.
• Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
• Menozzi C. 1935. Formiche indo-australiane del genere Crematogaster Lund raccolte da W. Karawaiew. Konowia. 14: 103-116.