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Crematogaster ruspolii
| Crematogaster ruspolii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. ruspolii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster ruspolii Forel, 1892
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia (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. |
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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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Crematogaster ruspolii. Worker. Specimen code casent0908553. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
   
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| Syntype of Crematogaster ruspolii atriscapis. Worker. Specimen code casent0908554. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ruspolii. Crematogaster ruspolii Forel, 1892b: 142 (w.m.) SOMALIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype male.
- Type-locality: Somalia: Faf, in acacia galls (C. Keller).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 843;
- combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148;
- combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
- Status as species: Forel, 1892e: 353; Dalla Torre, 1893: 85; Emery, 1922e: 148; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 843; Menozzi, 1930b: 96; Bolton, 1995b: 161.
- Distribution: Somalia.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus atriscapis.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Forel, A. 1892b. Die Akazien-Crematogaster von Prof. Keller aus dem Somaliland. Zool. Anz. 15: 140-143 (page 142, worker, male described)
- 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 843, Combination in C. (Crematogaster))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1892. Liste der aus dem Somaliland von Hrn. Prof. Dr. Conr. Keller aus der Expedition des Prinzen Ruspoli im August und September 1891 zurückgebrachten Ameisen. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 8: 349-354.
- Menozzi C. 1930. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 9: 76-130.
- Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. 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. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004