Species: Crematogaster (Orthocrema) victima

Current Valid Name:

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Extant: 1 valid subspecies

Crematogaster victima Smith, 1858a PDF: 140 (w.) BRAZIL (Pará). Neotropic. Primary type information: Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated). Type-locality: Brazil: Pará, Santarem (no collector’s name). Type-depository: BMNH. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Mayr, 1870b PDF: 995 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1973a PDF: 30 (l.)

Combination in Crematogaster (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922c PDF: 136.

Status as species: Mayr, 1862 PDF: 768; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 405; Roger, 1863b PDF: 37; Mayr, 1870b PDF: 995; Mayr, 1887 PDF: 624; Emery, 1888c PDF: 356; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 87; Emery, 1894h PDF: 394; Forel, 1895b PDF: 131; Emery, 1896h PDF: 625; Emery, 1906c PDF: 140; Forel, 1908 PDF: 366; Wheeler, 1908b PDF: 161; Wheeler, 1908h PDF: 483; Wheeler, 1910a PDF: 565; Bruch, 1914 PDF: 219; Wheeler & Mann, 1914 PDF: 21; Mann, 1916 PDF: 443; Wheeler, 1919h PDF: 111; Mann, 1920b PDF: 425; Emery, 1922c PDF: 136; Wheeler, 1925a PDF: 24; Santschi, 1925d PDF: 231; Borgmeier, 1927c PDF: 97; Santschi, 1929d PDF: 293; Gallardo, 1934b PDF: 50; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 90; Zolessi et al., 1988: 4; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 338; Bolton, 1995b: 165; Wild, 2007b PDF: 33.

// Distribution

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Neotropical

Distribution Notes:

Paraguay: Amambay, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Central, Paraguarí

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name	Status	Publication	Pages	ModsID	GoogleMaps
Crematogaster victima		Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 1622, pp. 1-55: 33, (download)	33	21367
Crematogaster victima		Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum: 140, (download)	140	8127

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in campo cerrado edge, 1 times found in Atlantic Forest, 1 times found in Canga (= savanna on iron outcrops).

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times understory vegetation, 1 times forest canopy, 1 times foraging on tree in campground.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times baits, 1 times beating.

Elevations: collected at 60 m

Collect Date Range: collected between 1886-12-31 00:00:00.0 and 2011-01-01 00:00:00.0

Type specimens: syntype argentina: jtl055854; syntype Crematogaster victima: jtl328116; syntype of Crematogaster victima: casent0902162; syntypes bosqi: jtl056099

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Species: Crematogaster (Orthocrema) victima Smith, 1858

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