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Crematogaster similis
| Crematogaster similis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster similis Stitz, 1911
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Identification
Distribution
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- similis. Crematogaster similis Stitz, 1911b: 388, fig. 7 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “numerous”).
- [Note: Kostyuk, 1976: 96, cites 1w syntype SIZK.]
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo: Mt Karissimbi, NE Lake Kivu (Schubotz).
- Type-depositories: MNHU, SIZK.
- Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1918d: 182.
- Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 153; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 848; Santschi, 1926b: 228; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 162.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1918d. Sous-genres et synoymies [sic] de Cremastogaster (Hym. Formic.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1918: 182-185 (page 182, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))
- Stitz, H. 1911b. Formicidae. Wiss. Ergeb. Dtsch. Zent.-Afr.-Exped. 3: 375-392 (page 388, fig. 7 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. 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. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004