Crematogaster luctans liebknechti

Crematogaster luctans liebknechti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. luctans
Subspecies:	C. luctans liebknechti
Trinomial name
Crematogaster luctans liebknechti Forel, 1915

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 4.333333° to 4°.

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.

• liebknechti. Crematogaster pronotalis var. liebknechti Forel, 1915c: 340 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): St Gabriel (H. Kohl).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 848.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1933b: 101.
  • Subspecies of pronotalis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 156, 848; Emery, 1922e: 153.
  • Subspecies of rugosior: Santschi, 1926b: 223.
  • Subspecies of luctans: Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 156.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 335-364 (page 340, worker described)
• Menozzi, C. 1942a. Formiche dell'isola Fernando Poo e del territorio del Rio Muni (Guinea Spagnola). 24. Beitrag zu den wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen der Forschungsreise H. Eidmann nach Spanisch-Guinea 1939 bis 1940. Zool. Anz. 140: 164-182 (page 169, Variety of luctans)
• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 223, Variety of rugosior)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 848, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))