Crematogaster quadriformis roveretoi

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Crematogaster quadriformis roveretoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. quadriformis
Subspecies: C. quadriformis roveretoi
Trinomial name
Crematogaster quadriformis roveretoi
Forel, 1913

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -31.632389° to -31.632389°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • roveretoi. Crematogaster quadriformis r. roveretoi Forel, 1913l: 234 (w.) ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires).
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Argentina: Buenos Aires (G. Rovereto).
    • Type-depository: MHNG.
    • Santschi, 1929d: 292 (q.m.).
    • Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 135.
    • Subspecies of quadriformis: Forel, 1914d: 270; Bruch, 1916: 302; Emery, 1922e: 135; Santschi, 1929d: 292; Gallardo, 1934: 40; Eidmann, 1936a: 41; Kempf, 1972a: 89; Bolton, 1995b: 161.
    • Distribution: Argentina, Brazil.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 135, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
  • Forel, A. 1913m. Fourmis d'Argentine, du Brésil, du Guatémala & de Cuba reçues de M. M. Bruch, Prof. v. Ihering, Mlle Baez, M. Peper et M. Rovereto. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 49: 203-250 (page 234, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1929d. Nouvelles fourmis de la République Argentine et du Brésil. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 107: 273-316 (page 292, queen, male described)