Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis

Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species group:	rothneyi
Species:	C. rothneyi
Subspecies:	C. rothneyi haputalensis
Trinomial name
	Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis; Forel, 1913

Hosoishi & Ogata (2019) were not able to examine type material of C. rothneyi haputalensis as it could not be located in Forel's collection. Forel’s original description (1913) was based on a single queen collected under a stone. Forel suggested the queen of C. rothneyi hapulatelensis had finer body striation and punctures than that found in C. rothneyi civa (now a synonym of Crematogaster rothneyi). The taxonomic status of C. rothneyi haputalensis will remain uncertain until a nest series becomes available. This taxon is known only from the type locality in Sri Lanka.

Identification

Hosoishi and Ogata (2019) - A member of the Crematogaster rothneyi group.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Sri Lanka (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.

haputalensis. Crematogaster rothneyi var. haputalensis Forel, 1913k: 75 (q.) SRI LANKA.
- Type-material: holotype (?) queen.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): Haputale, 5000 ft (von Buttel-Reepen).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- [Note: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2019: 9, say that type-material could not be found in MHNG.]
- Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152.
- Subspecies of rothneyi: Emery, 1922e: 152; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 93; Bolton, 1995b: 154; Hosoishi & Ogata, 2019: 9; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 73.
- Distribution: Sri Lanka.

Type Material

Syntype, worker(s), Haputale, 5000 ft., Sri Lanka; types not found in Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève by Hosoishi & Ogata (2019).

Description

References

Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 152, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
Forel, A. 1913l. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise nach Ostindien ausgeführt im Auftrage der Kgl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin von H. v. Buttel-Reepen. II. Ameisen aus Sumatra, Java, Malacca und Ceylon. Gesammelt von Her (page 75, queen described)
Hosoishi, S., Ogata, K. 2019. Cryptic diversity in the widespread Asian ant Crematogaster rothneyi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) inferred from morphological and genetic evidence. Zoological Studies 58, 11 (DOI 10.6620/ZS.2019.58-11).