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Crematogaster natalensis braunsi
| Crematogaster natalensis braunsi | |
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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 |
| Subspecies: | C. natalensis braunsi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster natalensis braunsi Emery, 1922 | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -29° to -33.375°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: 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.
- braunsi. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis var. braunsi Emery, 1922e: 131.
- [First available use of Crematogaster sordidula subsp. natalensis var. braunsi Forel, 1911f: 277 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-localities: South Africa: Cape (no collector’s name; perhaps H. Brauns) (received from Mayr) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 851; no lectotype designated), South Africa: Natal (R.C. Wroughton).]
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- [Crematogaster braunsi Forel, 1910e: 432. Nomen nudum (attributed to Mayr).]
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Arnold, 1920a: 539; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 851; Soulié, 1964: 398.
- Subspecies of natalensis: Santschi, 1926b: 212; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
- Distribution: South Africa.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 131, worker described)