Crematogaster ancipitula

Crematogaster ancipitula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. ancipitula
Binomial name
Crematogaster ancipitula Forel, 1917 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Angola (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.

Nomenclature

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

• ancipitula. Crematogaster ancipitula Forel, 1917: 252 (q.) ANGOLA.
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Angola: Benguela (C. Wellman).
  • [Note: this taxon is based on a queen doubtfully associated with workers of C. wellmani Forel, sensu Forel, 1909b: 65, misidentification.]
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 145;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 145; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
  • Distribution: Angola.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1917. Cadre synoptique actuel de la faune universelle des fourmis. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 51: 229-253 (page 252, queen described)