Crematogaster libengensis rufula

Crematogaster libengensis rufula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. libengensis
Subspecies:	C. libengensis rufula
Trinomial name
Crematogaster libengensis rufula Santschi, 1926

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -4.95° to -4.95°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

• rufula. Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) libengensis var. rufula Santschi, 1926b: 227 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Stanley Falls (H. Kohl).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of libengensis: Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 161.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 227, worker described)