Crematogaster russata

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Crematogaster russata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. russata
Binomial name
Crematogaster russata
Wheeler, W.M., 1925

Identification

Longino (2003) - A Crematogaster crinosa-complex species, C. russata requires further taxonomic study.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Bolivia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • russata. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) brevispinosa subsp. russata Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 24 (w.) BOLIVIA.
    • Type-material: 9 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: Bolivia: San Fermin (N. Holmgren).
    • Type-depositories: MCZC, NHRS.
    • Subspecies of brevispinosa: Kempf, 1972a: 86; Bolton, 1995b: 161.
    • Status as species: Longino, 2003a: 131.
    • Distribution: Bolivia.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Type Material

Longino (2003) - Crematogaster russata. Syntype worker: Bolivia, San Fermin (Holmgren) (Museum of Comparative Zoology, possibly Royal Museum of Stockholm; MCZC workers examined).

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
  • Kusnezov N. 1953. La fauna mirmecológica de Bolivia. Folia Universitaria. Cochabamba 6: 211-229.
  • Longino, J.T. 2003. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151:1-150
  • Wheeler W. M. 1925. Neotropical ants in the collections of the Royal Museum of Stockholm. Arkiv för Zoologi 17A(8): 1-55.