Crematogaster acaciae victoriosa

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Crematogaster acaciae victoriosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. acaciae
Subspecies: C. acaciae victoriosa
Trinomial name
Crematogaster acaciae victoriosa
Santschi, 1916

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 3.6° to -17.93333°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zambia, Zimbabwe (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.

  • victoriosa. Crematogaster acaciae st. victoriosa Santschi, 1916b: 497 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Victoria Falls (G. Arnold).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 144.
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 830.
    • Subspecies of acaciae: Santschi, 1920b: 15; Arnold, 1920a: 500; Emery, 1922e: 144; Bolton, 1995b: 165.
    • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Zimbabwe.

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. 1916b [1915]. Descriptions de fourmis nouvelles d'Afrique et d'Amérique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 497-513 (page 497, worker described)