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Crematogaster angusticeps
| Crematogaster angusticeps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | C. angusticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Crematogaster angusticeps Santschi, 1911
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mali, Sudan (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 angusticeps. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0912793. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- angusticeps. Crematogaster angusticeps Santschi, 1911c: 354, fig. (q.) MALI.
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Mali (“Soudan français”): Sikasso, 1900 (A. Chevalier).
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- [Misspelled as augusticeps by Emery, 1922e: 145.]
- Combination in C. (Atopogyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 853;
- combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 145;
- combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1926b: 227.
- Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 145; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 853; Santschi, 1926b: 227; Santschi, 1935a: 258; Menozzi, 1942: 168; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 145, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
- Santschi, F. 1911c [1910]. Nouvelle fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 79: 351-369 (page 354, 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))
- 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 853, Combination in C. (Atopogyne))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Santschi F. 1935. Fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 27: 254-285.
- 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