Crematogaster resulcata

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Crematogaster resulcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: C. resulcata
Binomial name
Crematogaster resulcata
Bolton, 1995

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -28.125° to -28.125°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

  • subsulcata. Crematogaster (Atopogyne) subsulcata Santschi, 1932a: 386 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
    • Type-material: 4 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: South Africa: Zululand, Hlabisa Dist., x.1927 (Merley).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster chiarinii st. subsulcata Santschi, 1914a: 432.]
    • Replacement name: Crematogaster resulcata Bolton, 1995b: 161.
  • resulcata. Crematogaster resulcata Bolton, 1995b: 161.
    • Replacement name for Crematogaster (Atopogyne) subsulcata Santschi, 1932a: 386. [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster chiarinii st. subsulcata Santschi, 1914a: 432.]
    • Distribution: South Africa.

Description

References

  • Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 161, Replacement name for subsulcata)
  • Santschi, F. 1932b. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp. (page 386, [Junior primary homonym of subsulcata Santschi, 1914a: 432.])

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Braet Y., and B. Taylor. 2008. Mission entomologique au Parc National de Pongara (Gabon). Bilan des Formicidae (Hymenoptera) recoltes. Bulletin S. R. B. E./K.B.V.E. 144: 157-169.
  • Santschi F. 1932. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) 1932. Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp.