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Crematogaster zavattarii edmeeae
| Crematogaster zavattarii edmeeae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. zavattarii |
| Subspecies: | C. zavattarii edmeeae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crematogaster zavattarii edmeeae Santschi, 1937 | |
Taylor et al. (2018) suggest that this taxon is a junior synonym of Crematogaster zavattarii, but provide no evidence to support this proposal. This treatment has not been followed by subsequent authors.
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: 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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- edmeeae. Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) zavathari st. edmeeae Santschi, 1937g: 77 (w.) CONGO.
- [Note: zavathari is a misspelling of zavattarii.]
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Congo (“Congo français”): Brazzaville, 1927 (A. Weiss).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of zavattarii: Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 152.
- Distribution: Congo.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1937g. Fourmis du Congo et régions limitrophes. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 30: 71-85 (page 77, worker described)
- Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).