Crematogaster rufigena

Crematogaster rufigena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. rufigena
Binomial name
Crematogaster rufigena Arnold, 1958 Specimen Labels

Identification

A member of the Crematogaster castanea group.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -20.45° to -20.45°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (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.

• rufigena. Crematogaster rufigena Arnold, 1958: 123, fig. 4 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “very populous nest”).
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Southern Rhodesia”): Chirinda Forest (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: SAMC.
  • Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 161.
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

References

• Arnold, G. 1958. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 13. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. B. Nat. Sci. 3: 119-143. (page 123, fig. 4 worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection