Crematogaster rivai

Crematogaster rivai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. rivai
Binomial name
Crematogaster rivai Emery, 1897 Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Crematogaster rivai luctuosa Menozzi, 1930

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 5.416666667° to 5°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia (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.

• rivai. Crematogaster rivai Emery, 1897e: 598, fig. (w.) ETHIOPIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Ethiopia: Uebi (= Webi) (E. dei P. Ruspoli) ) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 843; no lectotype designated), Ethiopia: Ganana (= Ganale) (E. dei P. Ruspoli).
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 843;
  • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 148; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 843; Bolton, 1995b: 161.
  • Distribution: Ethiopia.
  • Current subspecies: nominal plus luctuosa.

References

• Emery, C. 1897f. Formiche raccolte da Don Eugenio dei Principi Ruspoli, durante l'ultimo suo viaggio nelle regioni dei Somali e dei Galla. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 38[=(2(18): 595-605 (page 598, fig. worker described)
• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• 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 843, Combination in C. (Crematogaster))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
• Wheeler W. M. 1922. 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. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004