Crematogaster limata palans

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Crematogaster limata palans
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Crematogaster limata)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: Crematogaster limata palans
Forel, 1912

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

Nomenclature

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

  • palans. Crematogaster limata var. palans Forel, 1912f: 216 (w.) PANAMA. Wheeler, W.M. 1921f: 151 (q.); Wheeler, W.M. 1942: 197 (m.). Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 136. Junior synonym of limata: Longino, 2003a: 79.

References

  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 136, Combination in C. (Orthocrema))
  • Forel, A. 1912g. Formicides néotropiques. Part III. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 19: 211-237 (page 216, worker described)
  • Longino, J. T. 2003a. The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150 (page 79, Junior synonym of limata)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1921f. The Tachigalia ants. Zoologica (N. Y.) 3: 137-168 (page 151, queen described)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1942. Studies of Neotropical ant-plants and their ants. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 90: 1-262 (page 197, male described)