Crematogaster laestrygon theryi

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Crematogaster laestrygon theryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. laestrygon
Subspecies: C. laestrygon theryi
Trinomial name
Crematogaster laestrygon theryi
Santschi, 1921

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 35.197222° to 30.4°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Morocco (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.

  • theryi. Crematogaster auberti st. theryi Santschi, 1921d: 71 (w.) MOROCCO.
    • Type-material: 4 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: Morocco: Rabat (A. Théry).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Santschi, 1937e: 309 (q.).
    • Subspecies of auberti: Santschi, 1931a: 5.
    • Subspecies of laestrygon: Emery, 1926: 2; Santschi, 1936c: 201; Santschi, 1937e: 309; Cagniant, 1964: 89; Bolton, 1995b: 164; Cagniant, 2005: 11; Cagniant, 2006a: 198.
    • Distribution: Morocco.

Description

References

  • Cagniant, H. 1964 [1962]. Étude de quelques fourmis marocaines. Statistique provisoire des Formicidae du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 53: 83-118 (page 89, Stirps/subspecies of laestrygon)
  • Emery, C. 1926. Ultime note mirmecologiche. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 58: 1-9 (page 2, Stirps/subspecies of laestrygon)
  • Santschi, F. 1921d. Formicides nouveaux de l'Afrique du Nord. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 12: 68-77 (page 71, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1931a. Inventa entomologica itineris Hispanici et Maroccani, quod a. 1926 fecerunt Harald et Håkan Lindberg. Fourmis du Bassin Méditerranéen occidental et du Maroc récoltées par MM. Lindberg. Comment. Biol. 3(1 14: 1-13 (page 5, Stirps/subspecies of auberti)
  • Santschi, F. 1936c. Liste et descriptions de fourmis du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 198-210 (page 200, Stirps/subspecies of laestrygon)
  • Santschi, F. 1937e. Contribution à l'étude des Crematogaster paléarctiques. Mém. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 5: 295-317 (page 309, queen described)