Crematogaster betapicalis

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Crematogaster betapicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. betapicalis
Binomial name
Crematogaster betapicalis
Bolton, 1995
Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • apicalis. Crematogaster apicalis Smith, F. 1878b: 12 (q.) PAKISTAN (Punjab).
    • Type-material: holotype queen.
    • Type-locality: Pakistan: Punjab Hills, Jhilam Valley (F. Stoliczka).
    • Type-depository: unknown (holotype lost).
    • [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster apicalis Motschoulsky, 1863: 20.]
    • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 144.
    • Unidentifiable taxon: Forel, 1903a: 682.
    • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 79.
    • Replacement name: Crematogaster betapicalis Bolton, 1995b: 148.
    • [Note: Emery, 1922e: 144, suggests apicalis is a possible junior synonym of subdentata Mayr, 1877: 19.]
  • betapicalis. Crematogaster betapicalis Bolton, 1995b: 148.
    • Replacement name for Crematogaster apicalis Smith, F. 1878b: 12. [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster apicalis Motschoulsky, 1863: 20.]
    • Status as species: Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 35.
    • Distribution: Pakistan.

Description

References

  • Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 148, Replacement name)
  • Smith, F. 1878b. Scientific results of the Second Yarkand Mission; based upon the collections and notes of the late Ferdinand Stoliczka, Ph.D. Hymenoptera. Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing (Government of India), 22 pp. (page 12, Replaced name)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Hosoishi S. and K. Ogata. 2009. A check list of the ant genus Crematogaster in Asia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Inst. Trop. Agr. Kyushu Univ. 32: 43-83.