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Crematogaster montana
| Crematogaster montana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster montana Borgmeier, 1939
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Identification
Longino (2003) - A Crematogaster crinosa-complex species, C. montana requires further taxonomic study.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.505° to -22.505°.
| 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. |
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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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- montana. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) brevispinosa subsp. montana Borgmeier, 1939: 421 (w.) BRAZIL (Rio de Janeiro).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, 1918, no. 10 (T. Borgmeier).
- Type-depository: MZSP.
- Subspecies of brevispinosa: Kempf, 1972a: 85; Bolton, 1995b: 158.
- Status as species: Longino, 2003a: 131.
- Distribution: Brazil.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Longino (2003) - Syntype worker: Brazil, Petropolis (Borgmeier).
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1939. Nova contribuiça~o para o conhecimento das formigas neotropicas (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 10: 403-428. (page 421, worker described)
- Longino, J.T. 2003a. The Crematogaster of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150. (page 131, Raised to species: new status)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Longino, J.T. 2003. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151:1-150