Crematogaster apicalis Smith, F.

Crematogaster apicalis
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Crematogaster betapicalis)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	Crematogaster apicalis Smith, F., 1878

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Crematogaster betapicalis.

Nomenclature

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

• apicalis. Crematogaster apicalis Smith, F. 1878b: 12 (q.) PAKISTAN (Punjab).
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Pakistan: Punjab Hills, Jhilam Valley (F. Stoliczka).
  • Type-depository: unknown (holotype lost).
  • [Junior primary homonym of Crematogaster apicalis Motschoulsky, 1863: 20.]
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 144.
  • Unidentifiable taxon: Forel, 1903a: 682.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 79.
  • Replacement name: Crematogaster betapicalis Bolton, 1995b: 148.
  • [Note: Emery, 1922e: 144, suggests apicalis is a possible junior synonym of subdentata Mayr, 1877: 19.]