Crematogaster magitae

Crematogaster magitae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. magitae
Binomial name
Crematogaster magitae Forel, 1910

Identification

A member of the Crematogaster ranavalonae-group.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -21.861499° to -21.861499°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Sierra Leone.

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.

• magitae. Crematogaster (Oxygyne) magitae Forel, 1910f: 9 (q.) “West Africa”.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: West Africa: (no further data) (Fülleborn).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Nematocrema): Emery, 1922e: 157.
  • Status as species: Forel, 1911d: 369; Emery, 1922e: 157; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858; Bolton, 1995b: 157.
  • Distribution: unknown.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 157, Combination in C. (Nematocrema))
• 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, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Blaimer B. B. 2012. Untangling complex morphological variation: taxonomic revision of the subgenus Crematogaster (Oxygyne) in Madagascar, with insight into the evolution and biogeography of this enigmatic ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 37: 240-260
• Blaimer, B.. "Untangling complex morphological variation: taxonomic revision of the subgenus Crematogaster (Oxygyne) in Madagascar, with insight into the evolution and biogeography of this enigmatic ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Systematic Entomology 37 (2012): 240-260.