Crematogaster werneri pasithea

Crematogaster werneri pasithea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. werneri
Subspecies:	C. werneri pasithea
Trinomial name
Crematogaster werneri pasithea Santschi, 1915

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin (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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• pasithea. Crematogaster werneri var. pasithea Santschi, 1915c: 253 (w.) BENIN.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Benin (“Bas Dahomey”): (no further data), 1913 (Desanti).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 149.
  • Subspecies of werneri: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 845; Emery, 1922e: 149; Bolton, 1995b: 159.
  • Distribution: Benin.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 149, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 253, worker described)