Crematogaster rauana

Crematogaster rauana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. rauana
Binomial name
Crematogaster rauana Forel, 1907

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.

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.

• rauana. Crematogaster gallicola var. rauana Forel, 1907a: 22 (w.) TANZANIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Tanzania (“Afrique orientale”): Moshi, nr River Rau, Arusha-chini (Katona).
  • Type-depositories: HNHM, MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147.
  • Subspecies of gallicola: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 838; Emery, 1922e: 147; Bolton, 1995b: 161.
  • Status as species: Taylor & McGavin, 2020: 13.
  • Distribution: Tanzania.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1907d. Formicides du Musée National Hongrois. Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 5: 1-42 (page 22, worker described)
• Taylor, B., McGavin, G. 2020. Ants found on acacia of the genus Vachellia. Belgian Journal of Entomology 99: 1-47.