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Crematogaster rufa
| Crematogaster rufa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. rufa |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster rufa (Jerdon, 1851) | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India (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.
- rufa. Myrmica rufa Jerdon, 1851: 114 (w.) INDIA (no state data).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: India (no further data), “found throughout India” (T.C. Jerdon).
- Type-depository: unknown (no material known to exist).
- [Duplicated in Jerdon, 1854a: 54.]
- Combination in Crematogaster: Roger, 1863b: 37;
- combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 37; Mayr, 1863: 434; Dalla Torre, 1893: 85; Emery, 1922e: 152; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 93; Bolton, 1995b: 161; Tiwari, 1999: 47; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 37.
- Distribution: India.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 152, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Jerdon, T. C. 1851. A catalogue of the species of ants found in Southern India. Madras J. Lit. Sci. 17: 103-127 (page 114, worker described)
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 37, Combination in Crematogaster)