Crematogaster laestrygon diminuta

Crematogaster laestrygon diminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. laestrygon
Subspecies:	C. laestrygon diminuta
Trinomial name
Crematogaster laestrygon diminuta Santschi, 1910

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 35.860556° to 35.789167°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Tunisia (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.

• diminuta. Crematogaster laestrygon var. diminuta Santschi, 1910a: 43 (w.) TUNISIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Tunisia: Djebel Ouslet (F. Santschi).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • [Misspelled as dimidiata by Santschi, 1937e: 314.]
  • Karavaiev, 1927b: 105 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 142.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1912e: 659; Santschi, 1921d: 70; Emery, 1922e: 142; Emery, 1926: 2; Karavaiev, 1927b: 105.
  • Subspecies of laestrygon: Santschi, 1937e: 314; Bolton, 1995b: 152.
  • Distribution: Tunisia.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 142, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Karavaiev, V. 1927c [1926]. Myrmekologische Miszellen. Ezheg. Zool. Muz. 27: 104-112 (page 105, queen described)
• Santschi, F. 1910a. Nouvelles fourmis de Tunisie (3e note). Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 1: 43-46 (page 43, worker described)