Crematogaster werneri cacozela

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Crematogaster werneri cacozela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. werneri
Subspecies: C. werneri cacozela
Trinomial name
Crematogaster werneri cacozela
Santschi, 1914

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Guinea (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • cacozela. Crematogaster cacozela Santschi, 1914d: 342 (w.) GUINEA.
    • Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: Guinea (“Guinée française”): Camayenne (F. Silvestri).
    • Type-depository: NHMB (perhaps also DEUN).
    • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 149.
    • Subspecies of werneri: Santschi, 1915c: 253; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 845; Emery, 1922e: 149; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
    • Distribution: Guinea.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 149, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
  • Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 309-385 (page 342, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 253, Variety of werneri)