Crematogaster laestrygon surcoufi

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Crematogaster laestrygon surcoufi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. laestrygon
Subspecies: C. laestrygon surcoufi
Trinomial name
Crematogaster laestrygon surcoufi
Santschi, 1937

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • surcoufi. Crematogaster auberti st. surcoufi Santschi, 1937e: 313 (in key).
    • [First available use of Crematogaster auberti st. laestrygon var. surcoufi Santschi, 1921d: 71 (in text) (w.) ALGERIA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name (Bolton, 1995b: 163).]
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Algeria: Beni Ferha, Aurès, 1000 m. (J. Surcouf).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1926: 2.
    • Subspecies of laestrygon: Cagniant, 2005: 11.
    • Distribution: Algeria, Morocco.

Description

References

  • Bolton, B. 1995b. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World: 504 pp. Cambridge, Mass.
  • Cagniant, H. 2005. Les Crematogaster du Maroc. Clé de détermination et commentaires. Orsis 20: 7-12.
  • Emery, C. 1926. Ultime note mirmecologiche. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 58: 1-9.
  • Santschi, F. 1921d. Formicides nouveaux de l'Afrique du Nord. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 12: 68-77.
  • Santschi, F. 1937e. Contribution à l'étude des Crematogaster paléarctiques. Mém. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 5: 295-317 (page 306, worker, queen, male described)