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Species: Crematogaster liengmei   Forel, 1894 


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Crematogaster liengmei caculata, Crematogaster liengmei weitzeckeri

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

2 subspecies

Crematogaster gallicola var. liengmei Forel, 1894b PDF: 96 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Crematogaster (Decacrema): Forel, 1910a PDF: 18; Forel, 1910e: 9.
Raised to species: Mayr, 1895 PDF: 135; Arnold, 1920a PDF: 548; Wheeler, 1922: 860.
Current subspecies: nominal plus Crematogaster liengmei caculata, Crematogaster liengmei weitzeckeri.

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Crematogaster liengmei subsp weitzeckeri. Welgemoed, Cape Town, South Africa; 19 April 2016. Photo and collection by Philip Herbst

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Eastern Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in Garden, 1 times found in grassland, 2 times found in montane rainforest, 1 times found in spiny forest/thicket.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times under stone, 1 times in bushes, 2 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), 1 times ex dead twig (Acacia karroo).

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times pooter, 2 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m.

Elevations: collected from 125 - 1550 meters, 688 meters average

Type specimens: syntypes: casent0193951



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