Crematogaster magnifica

Crematogaster magnifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. magnifica
Binomial name
Crematogaster magnifica Santschi, 1925 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Crematogaster magnifica nociva Borgmeier, 1937

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -20.753° to -27.22555556°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.

• magnifica. Crematogaster (Neocrema) magnifica Santschi, 1925d: 234 (w.m.) BRAZIL (Paraná).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (numer not stated), 1 syntype male.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Paraná, Rio Negro (A. Reichensperger).
  • Type-depositories: MZSP, NHMB.
  • Status as species: Borgmeier, 1927c: 97; Borgmeier, 1937b: 234; Kempf, 1968b: 385; Kempf, 1972a: 83; Bolton, 1995b: 157.
  • Senior synonym of nociva: Kempf, 1968b: 385; Kempf, 1972a: 83; Bolton, 1995b: 157.
  • Distribution: Brazil.
• nociva. Crematogaster (Neocrema) magnifica var. nociva Borgmeier, 1937b: 234 (w.q.) BRAZIL (Bahia).
  • Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated, “numerous”).
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Bahia, Agua Preta, Estação Geral de Experimentação do Instituto de Cacao da Bahia, v.1935, no. 2.007 (G. Bondar).
  • Type-depositories: IBVR, MZSP.
  • Junior synonym of magnifica: Kempf, 1968b: 385; Kempf, 1972a: 83; Bolton, 1995b: 158.

References

• Kempf, W. W. 1968b. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. IV. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 11: 369-415 (page 385, Senior synonym of nociva)
• Santschi, F. 1925d. Nouveaux Formicides brésiliens et autres. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 65: 221-247 (page 234, worker, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Favretto M. A., E. Bortolon dos Santos, and C. J. Geuster. 2013. Entomofauna from West of Santa Catarina State, South of Brazil. EntomoBrasilis 6 (1): 42-63.
• Kempf W. W. 1968. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. IV. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 11: 369-415.
• Kempf W. W. 1978. A preliminary zoogeographical analysis of a regional ant fauna in Latin America. 114. Studia Entomologica 20: 43-62.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Lutinski J. A., B. C. Lopes, and A. B. B.de Morais. 2013. Diversidade de formigas urbanas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de dez cidades do sul do Brasil. Biota Neotrop. 13(3): 332-342.
• Pacheco, R., R.R. Silva, M.S. de C. Morini, C.R.F. Brandao. 2009. A Comparison of the Leaf-Litter Ant Fauna in a Secondary Atlantic Forest with an Adjacent Pine Plantation in Southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 38(1):055-065
• Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
• Suguituru S. S., D. R. de Souza, C. de Bortoli Munhae, R. Pacheco, and M. S. de Castro Morini. 2011. Diversidade e riqueza de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em remanescentes de Mata Atlântica na Bacia Hidrográfica do Alto Tietê, SP. Biota Neotrop. 13(2): 141-152.