Crematogaster santschii clymene

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Crematogaster santschii clymene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. santschii
Subspecies: C. santschii clymene
Trinomial name
Crematogaster santschii clymene
Forel, 1915

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -29.331105° to -29.76667°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

  • clymene. Crematogaster santschii var. clymene Forel, 1915c: 337 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Durban (C.B. Cooper).
    • Type-depository: MHNG.
    • Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858;
    • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148.
    • Subspecies of santschii: Arnold, 1920a: 540; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858; Emery, 1922e: 148; Bolton, 1995b: 150.
    • Distribution: South Africa.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
  • Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 335-364 (page 337, 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))