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Crematogaster litoralis
| Crematogaster litoralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. litoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster litoralis Arnold, 1955 | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -0.317° to -0.317°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya (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.
- litoralis. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) litoralis Arnold, 1955: 733, figs. 1, 1a (w.) KENYA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Kenya: Diani Beach (N.L.H. Krauss).
- Type-depositories: SAMC (holotype); MCZC, SAMC (paratypes).
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 156; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 211.
- Distribution: Kenya.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1955. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 11. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. 2: 733-762. (page 733, fig. 1 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1955. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 11. Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia. 2: 733-762.
- Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection