Crematogaster nigrans

Crematogaster nigrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. nigrans
Binomial name
Crematogaster nigrans Forel, 1915 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 1.06667° to 0.06667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

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.

• nigrans. Crematogaster foraminiceps r. nigrans Forel, 1915c: 338 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): St Gabriel (Kohl).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [Misspelled as nigricans by Santschi, 1926b: 227 (in text).]
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147;
  • combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1926b: 227;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Subspecies of foraminiceps: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 838; Emery, 1922e: 147.
  • Status as species: Santschi, 1921c: 117; Santschi, 1926b: 227; Santschi, 1939c: 7; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 158.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 147, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 335-364 (page 338, worker, queen described)
• Santschi, F. 1921c. Quelques nouveaux Formicides africains. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 61: 113-122 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.14442) (page 117, Raised to species)
• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 227, Raised to species)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection