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Crematogaster vicina
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. vicina |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster vicina André, 1893
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| Synonyms | |
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I cannot distinguish this species from Crematogaster torosa on morphological grounds. It appears to be the only Crematogaster crinosa complex species on Jamaica, and it is very abundant there. The workers build large, completely exposed carton nests that wrap around relatively narrow gauge stems on small trees. This nesting behavior is unique and highly distinctive within the crinosa complex. All other crinosa complex nests I have seen have been in dead wood, with at most small carton baffles around nest entrances and forming partitions inside the nest. Thus the population has been on Jamaica long enough to evolve this distinctive nesting behavior or retained a primitive nesting behavior that has been lost everywhere else. (Longino 2003)
| At a Glance | • Polygynous |
Identification
A Crematogaster crinosa-complex species.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 18.0825° to 17.9396°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Greater Antilles, Jamaica (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
Life History Traits
- Queen number: polygynous (Frumhoff & Ward, 1992)
Castes
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code jtlc000002042. Photographer J. Longino, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by JTLC. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- vicina. Crematogaster vicina André, 1893b: 151 (w.) JAMAICA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Jamaica: Moneague (T.D.A. Cockerell).
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- Wheeler, W.M. 1917g: 461 (q.m.).
- Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 134.
- Subspecies of brevispinosa: Forel, 1912f: 212; Wheeler, W.M. 1917g: 460 Emery, 1922e: 134; Kempf, 1972a: 86; Bolton, 1995b: 165.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1905b: 126; Wheeler, W.M. 1908b: 161; Longino, 2003a: 129.
- Senior synonym of wighti: Wheeler, W.M. 1917g: 461 (in text); Bolton, 1995b: 165; Longino, 2003a: 129.
- Distribution: Jamaica.
- wighti. Crematogaster vicina var. wighti Wheeler, W.M. 1908b: 161 (w.) JAMAICA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Jamaica: St Margaret’s Bay, 26.ii.1906 (A.E. Wight).
- Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Forel, 1912f: 212; Emery, 1922e: 134; Kempf, 1972a: 86.
- Junior synonym of vicina: Wheeler, W.M. 1917g: 461 (in text); Bolton, 1995b: 165; Longino, 2003a: 129.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Longino (2003) - Syntype worker: Jamaica, Montego Bay (M. Cockerell).
References
- André, E. 1893b. Description de quatre espèces nouvelles de fourmis d'Amérique. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 12: 148-152. (page 151, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 134, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
- Forel, A. 1912g. Formicides néotropiques. Part III. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 19: 211-237 (page 212, Race of brevispinosa)
- Longino, J.T. 2003a. The Crematogaster of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150. (page 24, Raised to species: revised status)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1917g. Jamaican ants collected by Prof. C. T. Brues. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 61: 457-471 (page 461, queen, male described, Senior synonym of wighti (in text))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- André E. 1893. Description de quatre espèces nouvelles de fourmis d'Amérique. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 12: 148-152.
- Forel A. 1912. Formicides néotropiques. Part III. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 19: 211-237.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Longino, J.T. 2003. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151:1-150
- Wheeler W. M. 1905. The ants of the Bahamas, with a list of the known West Indian species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21: 79-135.
- Wheeler W. M. 1908. The ants of Jamaica. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24: 159-163.
- Wheeler W. M. 1917. Jamaican ants collected by Prof. C. T. Brues. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 61: 457-471.