Crematogaster clarior

Crematogaster clarior
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. clarior
Binomial name
Crematogaster clarior Forel, 1902 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Crematogaster pythia Forel, 1915

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -20.5° to -20.5°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Nomenclature

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

• clarior. Crematogaster laeviceps var. clarior Forel, 1902h: 414 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Mackay (G. Turner).
  • Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG.
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152.
  • Subspecies of laeviceps: Emery, 1922e: 152; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 61; Taylor, 1987a: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 150.
  • Status as species: Heterick, 2021: 12.
  • Senior synonym of pythia: Heterick, 2021: 12.
  • Distribution: Australia.
• pythia. Crematogaster pythia Forel, 1915b: 53 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Yarrabah (E. Mjöberg).
  • Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG (perhaps also NHRS).
  • Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152;
  • combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 152; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 62; Taylor, 1987a: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 160.
  • Junior synonym of clarior: Heterick, 2021: 12.

Type Material

• Crematogaster laeviceps clarior: Syntype, 3 workers, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Cremastogaster pythia: Syntype, 1 worker, Yarrabah, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.

Taxonomic Notes

Heterick (2021): Examination of the type images on AntWeb make it abundantly clear that Crematogaster pythia is a junior synonym of C. laeviceps clarior, which is a distinct taxon to Crematogaster laeviceps and is raised to species status in this work.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 152, Combination in C. (Acrocoelia))
• Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 414, worker described)
• Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
• Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
• Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zool. Cat. Aust. 2:1- 149: 1-149, 30 (page 61, Subspecies of laeviceps)