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Species: Crematogaster (Crematogaster) opaca   Mayr, 1870 

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Crematogaster opaca_cf, Crematogaster opaca_nr

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Crematogaster opaca Mayr, 1870b PDF: 992 (w.) MEXICO. Neotropic. Primary type information: Type-material: holotype (?) worker. Type-locality: Mexico: (no further data) (Bilimek & Sichel). Type-depository: NHMW. Type notes: No indication of number of specimens is given. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Honduras, Mexico, United States
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Nearctic, Neotropical

Distribution Notes:

Arizona (USA) [Hunt, J.H., Snelling, R.R. (1975), A Checklist of the Ants of Arizona. Arizona Academy of Science, 10: 20-23.]; Mexico; Honduras.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 10 times found in agricultural zone, 4 times found in cloud forest, 2 times found in cloud forest clearing, 4 times found in xerophyl scrub, 1 times found in second growth mesophyl forest, 3 times found in mesophil forest, 1 times found in oak forest, 1 times found in pine/Liquidambar, 1 times found in road edge, 1 times found in lowland rainforest, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 5 times beating vegetation, 1 times on Liquidambar branchfall, 6 times ex sifted leaf litter, 1 times column on tree trunk at night, 3 times at bait, 1 times nest under loose bark dead wood, 1 times nest in dead wood, 1 times on low vegetation, 1 times on building, 1 times in dead stick, 1 times yellow pan trap, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 8 times search, 14 times pitfall, 5 times Beating, 3 times Baiting, 3 times Winkler, 2 times miniWinkler, 1 times Malaise, 1 times maxiWinkler, 1 times yellow pan trap.

Elevations: collected from 370 - 2700 meters, 1730 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1925-05-20 and 2019-06-15

Type specimens: syntype of Crematogaster opaca: casent0902152, casent0919705; syntype opaca: jtl056025



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