Crematogaster laestrygon canariensis

Crematogaster laestrygon canariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. laestrygon
Subspecies:	C. laestrygon canariensis
Trinomial name
Crematogaster laestrygon canariensis Barquin, 1981

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 29.25° to 29.151111°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Canary Islands (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.

• canariensis. Crematogaster laestrygon var. canariensis Santschi, 1937e: 313 (in key).
  • [First available use of Crematogaster laestrygon subsp. maura var. canariensis Emery, 1926: 3 (w.) SPAIN (Canary Is); unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
  • Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Spain: Canary Is, Lanzarote I. (Ch. Alluaud).
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1927g: 106; Wellenius, 1955: 7; Báez & Ortega, 1978: 189.
  • Subspecies of laestrygon: Barquin Diez, 1981: 146; Hohmann, et al. 1993: 149; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
  • Distribution: Spain (Canary Is).

References

• Barquín, J. 1981. Las hormigas de Canarias. Taxonomía, ecología y distribución de los Formicidae. Colecc. Monogr. (Secr. Publ. Univ. La Laguna) 3: 1-584 (page 146, worker described)