Crematogaster quadrispinosa

Crematogaster quadrispinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Crematogaster
Species:	C. quadrispinosa
Binomial name
Crematogaster quadrispinosa Roger, 1863

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Mexico (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.

Nomenclature

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

• quadrispinosa. Crematogaster quadrispinosa Roger, 1863a: 208 (q.) MEXICO (no state data).
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Mexico: (no further data).
  • Type-depository: MNHU.
  • [Note: Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 343, say the holotype was “apparently destroyed in World War II”.]
  • Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Emery, 1922e: 137;
  • combination in C. (Eucrema): Kempf, 1972a: 82.
  • Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 37; Forel, 1899c: 81; Emery, 1922e: 137; Kempf, 1972a: 82; Bolton, 1995b: 160; Morgan & Mackay, 2017: 343.
  • Distribution: Mexico.

References

• Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 137, Combination in C. (Eucrema))
• Morgan, C.E., Mackay, W.P. 2017. The North American Acrobat Ants of the hyperdiverse genus Crematogaster (Hymneoptera: Formicidae). Lambert Academic Publishing (PDF version, 532 pp.)
• Roger, J. 1863a. Die neu aufgeführten Gattungen und Arten meines Formiciden-Verzeichnisses nebst Ergänzung einiger früher gegebenen Beschreibungen. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7: 131-214 (page 208, queen described)