Crematogaster striatula benitensis

Crematogaster striatula benitensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. striatula
Subspecies:	C. striatula benitensis
Trinomial name
Crematogaster striatula benitensis Santschi, 1910

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Congo (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

Check data from AntWeb

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.

• benitensis. Crematogaster striatula var. benitensis Santschi, 1910c: 374 (w.) EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Equatorial Guinea: River Benito (= Mbini River), 1892 (de Brazza).
  • [Note: original description places River Benito in Congo (“Congo français”); changed to Equatorial Guinea (“Spanish Guinea”) by Wheeler, 1922a: 849.]
  • Type-depository: MNHN.
  • Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 849.
  • Subspecies of striatula: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 849; Emery, 1922e: 153; Santschi, 1926b: 228; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 148.
  • Distribution: Equatorial Guinea.

References

• Santschi, F. 1910c [1909]. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 78: 349-400 (page 374, worker 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 849, Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema))