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Crematogaster mjobergi
| Crematogaster mjobergi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. mjobergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster mjobergi Forel, 1915
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -16.9895° to -16.9895°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0193799. Photographer Bonnie Blaimer, uploaded by Curator Bonnie Blaimer. | Owned by BBBC, Bonnie B. Blaimer Collection. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mjobergi. Crematogaster mjobergi Forel, 1915b: 54 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Australia: NW Australia, Kimberley Dist. (E. Mjöberg).
- Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG (perhaps also NHRS).
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 152; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 62; Taylor, 1987a: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 158.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Cremastogaster mjobergi Forel, 1915: Syntype, 1 worker, Kimberley distr., Western Australia, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 152, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 54, worker described)
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Blaimer B. B. 2012. Acrobat ants go global Origin, evolution and systematics of the genus Crematogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65: 421-436.
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.