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Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis
| Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species group: | rothneyi |
| Species: | C. rothneyi |
| Subspecies: | C. rothneyi haputalensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis Forel, 1913 | |
Hosoishi & Ogata (2019) were not able to examine type material of C. rothneyi haputalensis as it could not be located in Forel's collection. Forel’s original description (1913) was based on a single queen collected under a stone. Forel suggested the queen of C. rothneyi hapulatelensis had finer body striation and punctures than that found in C. rothneyi civa (now a synonym of Crematogaster rothneyi). The taxonomic status of C. rothneyi haputalensis will remain uncertain until a nest series becomes available. This taxon is known only from the type locality in Sri Lanka.
Identification
Hosoishi and Ogata (2019) - A member of the Crematogaster rothneyi group.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Sri Lanka (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. |
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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.
- haputalensis. Crematogaster rothneyi var. haputalensis Forel, 1913k: 75 (q.) SRI LANKA.
- Type-material: holotype (?) queen.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): Haputale, 5000 ft, 1911-12 (H. von Buttel-Reepen).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- [Note: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2019: 9, say that type-material could not be found in MHNG.]
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152.
- Subspecies of rothneyi: Emery, 1922e: 152; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 93; Bolton, 1995b: 154; Hosoishi & Ogata, 2019: 9; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 73.
- Distribution: Sri Lanka.
Type Material
- Syntype, worker(s), Haputale, 5000 ft., Sri Lanka; types not found in Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève by Hosoishi & Ogata (2019).
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 152, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Forel, A. 1913l. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise nach Ostindien ausgeführt im Auftrage der Kgl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin von H. v. Buttel-Reepen. II. Ameisen aus Sumatra, Java, Malacca und Ceylon. Gesammelt von Her (page 75, queen described)
- Hosoishi, S., Ogata, K. 2019. Cryptic diversity in the widespread Asian ant Crematogaster rothneyi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) inferred from morphological and genetic evidence. Zoological Studies 58, 11 (DOI 10.6620/ZS.2019.58-11).