Crematogaster acaciae victoriosa
Crematogaster acaciae victoriosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Crematogaster |
Species: | C. acaciae |
Subspecies: | C. acaciae victoriosa |
Trinomial name | |
Crematogaster acaciae victoriosa Santschi, 1916 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 3.6° to -17.93333°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Zambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- victoriosa. Crematogaster acaciae st. victoriosa Santschi, 1916b: 497 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Victoria Falls (G. Arnold).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 144.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 830.
- Subspecies of acaciae: Santschi, 1920b: 15; Arnold, 1920a: 500; Emery, 1922e: 144; Bolton, 1995b: 165.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Sharaf et al. (2019) - This species represents a typical problematic taxon within the genus. The known distribution of C. acaciae and its three subspecies in the Afrotropics is patchy and there are some notable morphological differences between the infraspecific taxa. At present, it is likely that the taxonomic status of the involved taxa will change within the frame of a comprehensive revision of the Afrotropical fauna.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 144, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Santschi, F. 1916b [1915]. Descriptions de fourmis nouvelles d'Afrique et d'Amérique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 497-513 (page 497, worker described)