Crematogaster curvispinosa obscura

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Crematogaster curvispinosa obscura
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 curvispinosa obscura
Santschi, 1929

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.

  • obscura. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) curvispinosa var. obscura Santschi, 1929d: 293 (w.) ARGENTINA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of obscura Smith, F. 1857a: 76.] Junior synonym of curvispinosa: Longino, 2003a: 55.

References

  • Longino, J. T. 2003a. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150 (page 55, Junior synonym of curvispinosa)
  • Santschi, F. 1929d. Nouvelles fourmis de la République Argentine et du Brésil. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 107: 273-316 (page 293, worker described)