Crematogaster opaciceps cacodaemon

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

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -33.3° to -34.35°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• cacodaemon. Crematogaster peringueyi r. cacodaemon Forel, 1914d: 234 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen, syntype males (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Prov., Willowmore (G. Arnold) (by restriction of Wheeler, W.M. 922a: 834).
  • [Note: other syntype locality: South Africa: Natal, Durban (C.B. Cooper).]
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [Misspelled as cacadaemon by Santschi, 1926b: 216.]
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148.
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Arnold, 1920a: 494; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 834.
  • Subspecies of peringueyi: Forel, 1915c: 341.
  • Subspecies of opaciceps: Emery, 1922e: 148; Santschi, 1926b: 216; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 148, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 234, worker, queen, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1926b. Description de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens (IIIme partie). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 13: 207-267 (page 216, Stirps of opaciceps)