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Crematogaster terminalis
| Crematogaster terminalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. terminalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster terminalis (Shuckard, 1838) | |
This species was described from specimens introduced into the United Kingdom from an unknown locality.
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- terminalis. Myrmica terminalis Shuckard, 1838: 627 (w.) UNITED KINGDOM.
- Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: United Kingdom: England, London, Chelsea, in hothouse (A. Ingpen).
- Type-depository: unknown (perhaps BMNH or OXUM).
- [Note: according to Horn & Kahle, 1936: 258, Shuckard’s collection was auctioned by J.C. Stevens (London).]
- Combination in Crematogaster: Emery, in Dalla Torre, 1893: 87; Bolton, 1995b: 164.
- Status as species: Erichson, 1839: 357; Mayr, 1863: 435; Dalla Torre, 1893: 87; Donisthorpe, 1915d: 338; Emery, 1922e: 158; Donisthorpe, 1927b: 388; Borowiec, L. 2014: 69.
- Distribution: United Kingdom.
Description
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 87, Combination in Crematogaster)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1915f. British ants, their life-history and classification. Plymouth: Brendon & Son Ltd., xv + 379 pp. (page 338, see also)
- Shuckard, W. E. 1838. Description of a new species of Myrmica which has been found in houses both in the Metropolis and Provinces. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2) 2: 626-627 (page 627, worker described)