Crematogaster yappi Forel, 1901
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https://doi.org/10.20362/am.015006 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15474277 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B68783-311B-FFEB-FF67-78A3FD32FA17 |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Crematogaster yappi Forel, 1901 |
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Crematogaster yappi Forel, 1901 View in CoL
Material examined. Pulau Semakau, 2012-2013, J. Puniamoorthy et al. leg., mangroves, malaise trap, ZRC _BDP (multiple).
Material not physically examined. Unknown.
Literature. None. New record.
Localities. Pulau Semakau (Old and New Fragments).
Habitat/Ecology. This species was collected from mangroves and/or mangrove backforests in Singapore, specifically on an offshore island landfill.A larger proportion of specimens were from newly replanted mangroves. Abundant workers were collected using malaise traps, implying that the species dwells or forages on elevated vegetation above ground.
Remarks. At the time of writing, this species was previously only known from its type locality in Kedah, Malaysia. The species’ restricted occurrence in mangroves here seems anomalous relative to the original habitat in its type locality, i.e., Gunung Inas, Kedah, which is an inland area of relatively high elevation (> 1000 m a.s.l.). It might be possible that local populations of C. yappi were introduced through human commerce, or via imported plants used for mangrove reforestation.
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Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore |
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