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Crematogaster natalensis
| Crematogaster natalensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster natalensis Forel, 1910
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -28.963247° to -33.375°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Lesotho, South Africa (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.
- natalensis. Crematogaster sordidula subsp. natalensis Forel, 1910e: 431 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO.
- Type-material: syntype worker, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-localities: South Africa: Mts of Natal (R.C. Wroughton) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 850; no lectotype designated), Lesotho (“Basutoland”): (no further data) (R.C. Wroughton).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 850.
- Subspecies of sordidula: Forel, 1911f: 277; Forel, 1914d: 239; Arnold, 1920a: 539; Emery, 1922e: 131; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 850.
- Status as species: Emery, 1912e: 668; Emery, 1922e: 131; Santschi, 1926b: 212; Menozzi, 1930b: 85; Bolton, 1995b: 158.
- Distribution: Lesotho, Somalia, South Africa.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus braunsi, dulcis.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 539, Race/subspecies of sordidula)
- Emery, C. 1912e. Beiträge zur Monographie der Formiciden des paläarktischen Faunengebietes. Teil XI. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1912: 651-672 (page 668, Raised to species)
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 131, Revived status as species)
- Forel, A. 1910f. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 421-458 (page 431, worker, queen, male described)
- Menozzi, C. 1930b. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 9: 76-130 (page 85, Revived status as species)
- Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 212, Revived status as species)
- 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 850, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
- 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 850, Race/subspecies of sordidula)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1920. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 403-578.
- Bernard F. 1953. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19: 165-270.
- Forel A. 1910. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54: 421-458.
- Forel A. 1914. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 50: 211-288.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Menozzi C. 1930. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 9: 76-130.
- Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. 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. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004