Crematogaster sculpturata

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Crematogaster sculpturata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Crematogaster curvispinosa)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: Crematogaster sculpturata
Pergande, 1896

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Crematogaster curvispinosa.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • sculpturata. Crematogaster sculpturata Pergande, 1896: 876 (w.) MEXICO. Wheeler, W.M. 1934g: 171 (w. redescribed). Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 136. Junior synonym of curvispinosa: Longino, 2003a: 55.

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 136, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
  • Longino, J. T. 2003a. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150 (page 55, Junior synonym of curvispinosa)
  • Pergande, T. 1896. Mexican Formicidae. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (2) 5: 858-896 (page 876, worker described)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 77: 157-240 (page 171, worker redescribed)