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Crematogaster wilwerthi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. wilwerthi |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster wilwerthi Santschi, 1910
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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
Castes
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Crematogaster wilwerthi. Worker. Specimen code casent0912822. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
   
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| Syntype of Crematogaster wilwerthi confusa. Worker. Specimen code casent0912823. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- wilwerthi. Crematogaster wilwerthi Santschi, 1910c: 372, fig. 6 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Luki (Wilwerth).
- Type-depository: MRAC.
- [Misspelled as wilverthi by Emery, 1922e: 153; misspelled as wilwerti by Santschi, 1926b: 228, Menozzi, 1942: 169.]
- Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 849.
- Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 153; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 849; Santschi, 1926b: 228; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 165.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus confusa, fauconneti.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1910c [1909]. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 78: 349-400 (page 372, fig. 6 worker described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 849, Combination in C. (Spahaerocrema))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.