Crematogaster steinheili argentina

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

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (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.

• argentina. Crematogaster steinheili var. argentina Forel, 1915c: 356 (w.q.) ARGENTINA (no province data).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
  • Type-locality: Argentina: (no further data) (C. Bruch).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 136.
  • Subspecies of steinheili: Bruch, 1915: 530; Emery, 1922e: 136; Gallardo, 1934: 46; Kempf, 1972a: 89; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
  • Distribution: Argentina.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 136, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
• Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 335-364 (page 356, worker, queen described)