Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pulla

Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pulla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. gerstaeckeri
Subspecies:	C. gerstaeckeri pulla
Trinomial name
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pulla Wheeler, W.M., 1922

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Kenya (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.

Nomenclature

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

• pulla. Crematogaster (Crematogaster) sjostedti var. pulla Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 844.
  • Type-material: 10 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Mbuyuni, in the Pori, 1110 m., st. n0. 63, iii.1912 (Alluaud & Jeannel).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • [First available use of Crematogaster gallicola st. sjostedti var. pulla Santschi, 1914b: 94 (w.) KENYA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 149.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1922e: 149.
  • Subspecies of gerstaeckeri: Santschi, 1930b: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 160; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 210.
  • Distribution: Kenya.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 149, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 69, Variety of gerstaeckeri)
• 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 844, worker described)