Crematogaster nigronitens

Crematogaster nigronitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. nigronitens
Binomial name
Crematogaster nigronitens Santschi, 1917 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -20.16667° to -34.06667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• nigronitens. Crematogaster nigronitens Santschi, 1917b: 281 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“S Rhodesia”): Matopo Hills (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 842;
  • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Status as species: Arnold, 1920a: 541; Emery, 1922e: 148; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 842; Bolton, 1995b: 158.
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Santschi, F. 1917b [1916]. Fourmis nouvelles de la Colonie du Cap, du Natal et de Rhodesia. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 85: 279-296 (page 281, worker 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 842, Combination in C. (Crematogaster))
• Yode, C.-V.D., Dosso, K., Kouakou, L.M.M., Kolo, Y., Dekoninck, W., Konate, S., Kouassi, K.P. 2020. Evaluating Efficiency of Different Sampling Methods for Arboreal Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in A West African Forest-Savanna Mosaic. Sociobiology 67, 492-500 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v67i4.5558).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection