Crematogaster subdentata

Crematogaster subdentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. subdentata
Binomial name
Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877 Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Crematogaster subdentata kaschgariensis Forel, 1901 Crematogaster subdentata kuznetzovi Stärcke, 1935
Synonyms
Crematogaster subdentata flavicapilla Ruzsky, 1905

Stukalyuk (2015) Abstract - A population of Crematogaster subdentata, a potentially invasive species of ants, which is new for the Crimea, was found in the village of Mykhailivka (Saky district, the Crimea, Ukraine). This species appears to be brought into the Crimea from Central Asia. The invasion began 9-12 years ago. The following ecological-ethological features characterizing the C. subdentata habitation in the region studied are described: the density of colonies related to the time of the invasion, the structure of forage areas, and the cycle of diurnal activity. Four colonies of this species were recorded; they differed in the age and structure of the forage areas. The species C. subdentata may be considered as a potentially dangerous invasive species, which is able to damage forests, parks and gardens, as well as wooden constructions.

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on parkland ground and trees in a moderate rainfall area.

At a Glance

• Limited invasive

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Iranian Crematogaster species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 44.82° to 30.343611°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Nepal.
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan (type locality), Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Türkiye, Turkmenistan (type locality), Ukraine.

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.

Biology

Association with Other Organisms

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• This species is associated with the aphids Aphis craccivora, Cinara pini, Periphyllus bulgaricus and Tuberculatus maximus (Saddiqui et al., 2019 and included references).

Castes

Worker

Images from AntWeb

Worker. Specimen code casent0910242. Photographer Alexandra Westrich, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Syntype of Crematogaster subdentata. Worker. Specimen code casent0902140. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Worker. Specimen code antweb1008065. Photographer Elham Kashani, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by ULM, Universität Ulm, Ulm, Germany.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• subdentata. Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877: 19 (w.q.) UZBEKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Uzbekistan: Samarkand, 15,17.iv.1869 (A.P. Fedchenko), Uzbekistan: Zarafshan Valley, 17.v.1869 (A.P. Fedchenko), Tajikistan (?): Dzhyuzak, vii.1870 (A.P. Fedchenko), Kostarash, 9.ix.(1870?) (A.P. Fedchenko), Uzbekistan: Kisil Kum, 1871, and 4.v.(1871?) Bairakum (A.P. Fedchenko).
  • Type-depositories: NHMW, ZMUM.
  • [Also described as new by Mayr, 1880: 39.]
  • Forel, 1904b: 372 (m.).
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 144;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1879: 682 (in key); Mayr, 1880: 39; André, 1883b: 393 (in key); Mayr, 1889: 280; Dalla Torre, 1893: 87; Ruzsky, 1902d: 31; Ruzsky, 1903b: 316; Forel, 1904b: 372; Ruzsky, 1905b: 498; Karavaiev, 1910b: 47; Emery, 1912e: 664; Emery, 1922e: 144; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1923: 251; Ruzsky, 1923: 3; Karavaiev, 1926b: 109; Stärcke, 1935: 263; Menozzi, 1939a: 301 (in key); Collingwood, 1961a: 64; Pisarski, 1967: 390; Pisarski, 1970: 308; Tarbinsky, 1976: 78 (redescription); Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 538 (in key); Dlussky, 1981a: 17; Pisarski & Krzysztofiak, 1981: 157; Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 246; Arakelian, 1994: 45; Bolton, 1995b: 163; Collingwood & Heatwole, 2000: 8; Schultz, R. et al. 2006: 206; Pfeiffer, et al. 2007: 4; Gratiashvili & Barjadze, 2008: 138; Paknia, et al. 2008: 154; Borowiec, M.L. et al. 2009: 378; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 43; Borowiec, L. 2014: 69 (see note in bibliography); Radchenko, 2016: 265; Bračko, 2019: 170; Khalili-Moghadam, et al. 2019: 171.
  • Senior synonym of flavicapilla: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 246; Radchenko, 2016: 265.
  • Material of the unavailable name scabrida referred here by Arakelian, 1994: 45.
  • [Note: Emery, 1922e: 144, suggests subdentata is a possible senior synonym of apicalis Smith, F. 1878b: 12.]
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
  • Current subspecies: nominal plus kaschgariensis, kuznetzovi.
• flavicapilla. Crematogaster subdentata var. flavicapilla Ruzsky, 1905b: 502 (w.) TURKMENISTAN.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Turkmenistan (“Zakasniusk obl.”): Merv, 21.iv.1904 (B.M. Zhitkov).
  • Type-depository: ZMUM.
  • [Misspelled as flavocapilla by Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 246.]
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 144.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1912e: 665.
  • Subspecies of subdentata: Emery, 1922e: 144; Bolton, 1995b: 153 (error).
  • Junior synonym of subdentata: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 246; Radchenko, 2016: 265.

References

• Arakelian, G. R. 1994. Fauna of the Republic of Armenia. Hymenopterous insects. Ants (Formicidae). Erevan: Gitutium, 153 pp. (page 45, Material of the unavailable name scabrida referred here)
• Arnol'di, K. V.; Dlussky, G. M. 1978. Superfam. Formicoidea. 1. Fam. Formicidae - ants. Pp. 519-556 in: Medvedev, G. S. (ed.) Keys to the insects of the European part of the USSR. Vol. 3. Hymenoptera. Part 1. Opredeliteli Faune SSSR 119:3-584. (page 538, see also)
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• Mohseni, M.R., Mikheyev, A. 2023. A new species of Crematogaster Lund, 1831 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran with an identification key to Iranian Crematogaster species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 16(4), 484–492 (doi:10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.005).
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