Crematogaster acaciae gloriosa

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Crematogaster acaciae gloriosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. acaciae
Subspecies: C. acaciae gloriosa
Trinomial name
Crematogaster acaciae gloriosa
Santschi, 1914

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

  • gloriosa. Crematogaster acaciae var. gloriosa Santschi, 1914d: 346 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
    • Type-material: 12 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Boma (F. Silvestri).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 144.
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 830
    • Subspecies of acaciae: Emery, 1922e: 144; Bolton, 1995b: 154.
    • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sharaf et al. (2019) - This species represents a typical problematic taxon within the genus. The known distribution of C. acaciae and its three subspecies in the Afrotropics is patchy and there are some notable morphological differences between the infraspecific taxa. At present, it is likely that the taxonomic status of the involved taxa will change within the frame of a comprehensive revision of the Afrotropical fauna.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 144, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
  • Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 309-385 (page 346, worker described)