Crematogaster wellmani retusa

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Crematogaster wellmani retusa
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Crematogaster wellmani)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: Crematogaster wellmani retusa
Santschi, 1916

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

Nomenclature

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

  • retusa. Crematogaster (Atopogyne) wellmani st. retusa Santschi, 1916b: 500 (w.q.m.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 149; in C.(Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1926b: 219. Junior synonym of wellmani: Bolton, 1995b: 161.

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