Crematogaster pulchella

Crematogaster pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. pulchella
Binomial name
Crematogaster pulchella Bernard, 1953 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 4.49° to 3.383333333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Cameroon, Guinea (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.

Castes

Drawing of the three female castes in C. pulchella from Guinea (West Africa): worker (A), soldier (B) and dealate queen (C). Reproduced from Bernard (1952)

Nomenclature

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

• pulchella. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) pulchella Bernard, 1953b: 230, fig. 9A-C,F (w.q. ergatoid q.) GUINEA.
  • Type-material: 20 syntype workers, 2 syntype queens (one ergatoid).
  • Type-localities: 6 workers Guinea (“French Guinea”): Nimba Mts, Mt Tô (M. Lamotte), 10 workers, 2 queens, Guinea: Mt Tô, B2.41, ravin 1 (M. Lamotte), 4 workers Guinea: Nimba Mts, Crête de Nion, 1300 m. (M. Lamotte).
  • Type-depository: MNHN.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 160.
  • Distribution: Guinea.

References

• Bernard, F. 1953b [1952]. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mém. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire 19: 165-270 (page 230, fig. 9 worker, queen described)
• Mbenoun Masse, P.S., Ebolo, G.L.M., Titti, G.E., Mony, R. (2021) Ant species richness, abundance and functional groups along an elevation gradient in Central Cameroon Biodiversity Journal, 2021, 12 1.: 179–194. Biodiversity Journal 12, 179–194 (doi:10.31396/biodiv.jour.2021.12.1.179.194).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Bernard F. 1953. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19: 165-270.
• Tadu Z., C. Djieto-Lordon, R. Babin, Yede, E. B. Messop-Youbi, and A. Fomena. 2013. Influence of insecticide treatment on ant diversity in tropical agroforestry system: some aspect of the recolonization process. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 5(12): 832-844.