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Crematogaster inops
| Crematogaster inops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Crematogaster ranavalonae) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | Crematogaster inops Forel, 1892 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Crematogaster ranavalonae.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- inops. Crematogaster inops Forel, 1892l: 254 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1024. Junior synonym of ranavalonae: Blaimer, 2012: 249.
References
- Blaimer, B.B. 2012. Untangling complex morphological variation: taxonomic revision of the subgenus Crematogaster (Oxygyne) in Madagascar, with insight into the evolution and biogeography of this enigmatic ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 37:240-260.
- Forel, A. 1892o. Les Formicides. [concl.]. In: Grandidier, A. Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar. Volume XX. Histoire naturelle des Hyménoptères. Deuxième partie. Supplèment au 28e fascicule. Paris: Hachette et Cie, pp. 229-280. (page 254, worker described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922k. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 4 45: 1005-1055 (page 1024, Combination in C. (Oxygyne))