Crematogaster missouriensis

Crematogaster missouriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. missouriensis
Binomial name
	Crematogaster missouriensis; Emery, 1895 Specimen Label
Synonyms
	Crematogaster minutissima smithi Creighton, 1950; Crematogaster minutissima thoracica Creighton, 1939;

Crematogaster missouriensis is active above ground for only a few weeks in late spring and early summer in Kansas and Missouri, USA (about 38N latitude) and are not seen at any other time of year.

Photo Gallery

Workers feeding on a bit of canned peach.

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to North American Crematogaster species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 41.809° to 25.852°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Nearctic Region: United States (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.

Biology

Castes


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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

missouriensis. Crematogaster victima subsp. missuriensis Emery, 1895c: 287 (w.) U.S.A. (Missouri) (attributed to Pergande).
- [Justified emendation of spelling to missouriensis: Dennis, 1938: 284, Creighton, 1939b: 140 (in key), Smith, D.R. 1979: 1380.]
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: U.S.A.: Missouri (T. Pergande).
- [Note: Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 252, record a “syntype” from Texas (NHMW), but no such material is mentioned in the original description.]
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952b: 260 (l.); Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 249 (q.m.).
- Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 136.
- Subspecies of victima: Wheeler, W.M. 1908e: 483; Wheeler, W.M. 1919g: 111; Emery, 1922e: 136; Dennis, 1938: 284.
- Subspecies of minutissima: Creighton, 1939b: 140 (in key); Buren, 1944a: 289; Creighton, 1950a: 205; Smith, M.R. 1951a: 808; Smith, M.R. 1958c: 125; Smith, M.R. 1967: 356; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1380; Bolton, 1995b: 157.
- Status as species: Deyrup, 2003: 44; MacGown & Forster, 2005: 72; Shattuck & Cover, 2016: 15; Deyrup, 2017: 64; Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 247 (redescription).
- Senior synonym of smithi: Shattuck & Cover, 2016: 15; Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 247.
- Distribution: Mexico, U.S.A.
thoracica. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima subsp. thoracica Creighton, 1939b: 138 (w.) U.S.A. (Arizona).
- Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated, “a series”).
- Type-locality: holotype U.S.A.: Arizona, Huachuca Mts, Miller Canyon, 6000 ft (W.M. Mann); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: MCZC (holotype); AMNH, LACM, MCZC (paratypes).
- [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana st. thoracica Santschi, 1921c: 118.]
- Replacement name: Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima subsp. smithi Creighton, 1950a: 205.
smithi. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima subsp. smithi Creighton, 1950a: 205.
- Replacement name for Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima subsp. thoracica Creighton, 1939b: 138. [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana st. thoracica Santschi, 1921c: 118.]
- Subspecies of minutissima: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 808; Hunt & Snelling, 1975: 21; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1380; Bolton, 1995b: 162; Mackay & Mackay, 2002: 95.
- Junior synonym of missouriensis: Shattuck & Cover, 2016: 15; Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 247.

Type Material

Crematogaster victima missuriensis: Syntype, 2 workers, Missouri (specific locality not given), United States, T. Pergande, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa.
Crematogaster minutissima thoracica: Holotype, worker, Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, 6000ft., United States, 31°25′0″N 110°16′0″W / 31.416667°N 110.266667°W / 31.416667; -110.266667, W.M. Mann, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Crematogaster minutissima thoracica: Paratype, workers, Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, 6000ft., United States, 31°25′0″N 110°16′0″W / 31.416667°N 110.266667°W / 31.416667; -110.266667, W.M. Mann, Museum of Comparative Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.

Description

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