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Crematogaster nigrans
| Crematogaster nigrans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. nigrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster nigrans Forel, 1915
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 1.06667° to 0.06667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
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.
- nigrans. Crematogaster foraminiceps r. nigrans Forel, 1915c: 338 (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.
- [Misspelled as nigricans by Santschi, 1926b: 227 (in text).]
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147;
- combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1926b: 227;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Subspecies of foraminiceps: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 838; Emery, 1922e: 147.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1921c: 117; Santschi, 1926b: 227; Santschi, 1939c: 7; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 158.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 335-364 (page 338, worker, queen described)
- Santschi, F. 1921c. Quelques nouveaux Formicides africains. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 61: 113-122 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.14442) (page 117, Raised to species)
- Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 227, Raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection