Crematogaster scita mixta

Crematogaster scita mixta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. scita
Subspecies:	C. scita mixta
Trinomial name
Crematogaster scita mixta Forel, 1902

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (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.

• mixta. Crematogaster scita r. mixta Forel, 1902h: 409 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Mackay (G. Turner).
  • Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 133.
  • Subspecies of scita: Emery, 1922e: 133; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 63; Taylor, 1987a: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 157.
  • Distribution: Australia.

Type Material

• Cremastogaster scita mixta Forel, 1902: Syntype, 3 workers, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 133, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
• Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 409, worker described)