Crematogaster brunneipennis

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Crematogaster brunneipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. brunneipennis
Binomial name
Crematogaster brunneipennis
André, 1890

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Specimen Labels

Subspecies

Taylor et al. (2018) found this species while beating Isoberlinia doka in Benin.

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin, Nigeria, Sierra Leone (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.

  • brunneipennis. Crematogaster brunneipennis André, 1890: 323 (w.q.) SIERRA LEONE.
    • Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Sierra Leone: (no further data) (A. Mocquerys).
    • Type-depository: MNHN.
    • Santschi, 1933b: 101 (m.).
    • [Misspelled as bruneipennis by Dalla Torre, 1893: 80, and others.]
    • Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 152, 829;
    • combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 145;
    • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
    • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 80; Mayr, 1895: 144; Arnold, 1920a: 499; Emery, 1922e: 145; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 152, 829; Santschi, 1933b: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
    • Distribution: Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
    • Current subspecies: nominal plus omniparens, yorubosa.

Taxonomic Notes

Taylor et al. (2018) proposed treating Crematogaster brunneipennis yorubosa as a junior synonym of Crematogaster brunneipennis rather than a subspecies. However, no justification was given and this is not followed here.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • André E. 1890. Matériaux pour servir à la faune myrmécologique de Sierra-Leone (Afrique occidentale). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 9: 311-327.
  • Diame L., B. Taylor, R. Blatrix, J. F. Vayssieres, J. Y. Rey, I. Grechi, and K. Diarra. 2017. A preliminary checklist of the ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) fauna of Senegal. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 5(15): 1-16.
  • Santschi F. 1933. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Afrique tropicale. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 73: 95-108.
  • Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
  • Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
  • 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