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Crematogaster santschii
| Crematogaster santschii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. santschii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster santschii Forel, 1913
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Identification
A member of the Crematogaster ranavalonae-group.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 27.4124° to -29.331105°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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
Images from AntWeb
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0193640. Photographer Bonnie Blaimer, uploaded by Curator Bonnie Blaimer. | Owned by BBBC, Bonnie B. Blaimer Collection. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- santschii. Crematogaster santschii Forel, 1913b: 322 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Kasai, Kondué (E. Luja).
- Type-depositories: MHNG, MRAC.
- Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858;
- combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Status as species: Forel, 1913h: 352; Arnold, 1920a: 540; Emery, 1922e: 148; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858; Santschi, 1930a: 66; Bolton, 1995b: 162.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus clymene.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Forel, A. 1913b. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 2: 306-351 (page 322, worker described)
- 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 858, Combination in C. (Oxygyne))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Blaimer B. B. 2012. Untangling complex morphological variation: taxonomic revision of the subgenus Crematogaster (Oxygyne) in Madagascar, with insight into the evolution and biogeography of this enigmatic ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 37: 240-260
- Blaimer, B.. "Untangling complex morphological variation: taxonomic revision of the subgenus Crematogaster (Oxygyne) in Madagascar, with insight into the evolution and biogeography of this enigmatic ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Systematic Entomology 37 (2012): 240-260.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection