Crematogaster stenocephala

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Crematogaster stenocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. stenocephala
Binomial name
Crematogaster stenocephala
Emery, 1922

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Mali, Senegal (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.

  • stenocephala. Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) stenocephala Emery, 1922e: 145 (footnote) (q.) SENEGAL.
    • Type-material: holotype queen.
    • Type-locality: Senegal: (no further data).
    • Type-depository: MSNG.
    • Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1926b: 227.
    • Status as species: Santschi, 1926b: 227; Santschi, 1930a: 65; Menozzi, 1942: 168; Bolton, 1995b: 163.
    • Distribution: Mali, Senegal.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, (footnote) queen described)
  • Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 227, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))
  • Santschi, F. 1930a. Description de Formicides éthiopiens nouveaux ou peu connus. V. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 70: 49-77 (page 65, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))