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Crematogaster nigeriensis wilnigra
| Crematogaster nigeriensis wilnigra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. nigeriensis |
| Subspecies: | C. nigeriensis wilnigra |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster nigeriensis wilnigra Forel, 1916 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.
- wilnigra. Crematogaster nigeriensis var. wilniger Forel, 1916: 405 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): St Gabriel (H. Kohl).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 847.
- Subspecies of nigeriensis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 847; Emery, 1922e: 153; Santschi, 1926b: 228; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 165.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1916. Fourmis du Congo et d'autres provenances récoltées par MM. Hermann Kohl, Luja, Mayné, etc. Rev. Suisse Zool. 24: 397-460 (page 405, worker, queen described)
- 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 847, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))