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Crematogaster liengmei weitzeckeri
| Crematogaster liengmei weitzeckeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. liengmei |
| Subspecies: | C. liengmei weitzeckeri |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster liengmei weitzeckeri Emery, 1895 | |
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Nothing is known about the biology of Crematogaster liengmei weitzeckeri.
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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. |
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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.
- weitzeckeri. Crematogaster weitzeckeri Emery, 1895h: 28, pl. 2, figs. 14, 15 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Pietermaritzburg (Weitzecker).
- [Note: Emery, 1895h: 28, mentions a smaller variety from Cape Town (E. Simon); not considered here as syntypes.]
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Combination in C. (Decacrema): Forel, 1910a: 18; Forel, 1910f: 9.
- Status as species: Mayr, 1895: 135 (in key).
- Subspecies of liengmei: Forel, 1910a: 18; Santschi, 1914e: 21; Arnold, 1920a: 548; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 861; Emery, 1922e: 138; Bolton, 1995b: 165.
- Senior synonym of kloofensis: Arnold, 1920a: 549; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 861; Bolton, 1995b: 165.
- Distribution: South Africa.
- kloofensis. Crematogaster coelestis var. kloofensis Forel, 1914d: 237 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Krantz Kloof (H.B. Marley).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1922e: 147.
- Junior synonym of weitzeckeri: Arnold, 1920a: 549; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 861; Bolton, 1995b: 155.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 548, Variety/subspecies of liengmei; (page 549, Senior synonym of kloofensis)
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64:15-56. (page 28, pl. 2, figs. 14, 15 worker described)
- Forel, A. 1910a. Glanures myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 6-32 (page 18, Combination in C. (Decacrema), Variety/subspecies of liengmei)
- Forel, A. 1910e. Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1903-1905 von Dr. Leonhard Schultze. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. D) Formicidae. Denkschr. M (page 9, Combination in C. (Decacrema))
- Santschi, F. 1914e. Meddelanden från Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Afdelning. 3. Fourmis du Natal et du Zoulouland récoltées par le Dr. I. Trägårdh. Göteb. K. Vetensk. Vitterh. Samh. Handl. 15: 1-44 (page 21, Variety/subspecies of liengmei)