Crematogaster margaritae brevarmata

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

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -2.050343° to -5.875°.

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.

• brevarmata. Crematogaster santschii var. brevarmata Forel, 1915c: 337 (w.m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): Kasai, Kondué (E. Luja).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [Misspelled as breviarmata by Santschi, 1930a: 65, and others.]
  • Santschi, 1930a: 65 (q.).
  • Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858;
  • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148.
  • Subspecies of santschii: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858; Emery, 1922e: 148.
  • Subspecies of margaritae: Santschi, 1930a: 65; Santschi, 1935a: 260; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 335-364 (page 337, worker, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1930a. Description de Formicides éthiopiens nouveaux ou peu connus. V. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 70: 49-77 (page 65, queen described)
• Santschi, F. 1930a. Description de Formicides éthiopiens nouveaux ou peu connus. V. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 70: 49-77 (page 65, Variety of margaritae)
• 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 858, Combination in C. (Oxygyne))