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Crematogaster striatula benitensis
| Crematogaster striatula benitensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. striatula |
| Subspecies: | C. striatula benitensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster striatula benitensis Santschi, 1910 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: 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.
- benitensis. Crematogaster striatula var. benitensis Santschi, 1910c: 374 (w.) EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Equatorial Guinea: River Benito (= Mbini River), 1892 (de Brazza).
- [Note: original description places River Benito in Congo (“Congo français”); changed to Equatorial Guinea (“Spanish Guinea”) by Wheeler, 1922a: 849.]
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 849.
- Subspecies of striatula: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 849; Emery, 1922e: 153; Santschi, 1926b: 228; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 148.
- Distribution: Equatorial Guinea.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1910c [1909]. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 78: 349-400 (page 374, 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 849, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))