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Crematogaster tricolor decolor
| Crematogaster tricolor decolor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Crematogaster castanea) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Crematogaster |
| Species: | Crematogaster tricolor decolor Forel, 1891 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Crematogaster castanea.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- decolor. Crematogaster tricolor var. decolor Forel, 1891b: 188 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Junior synonym of castanea: Forel, 1907g: 80.
References
- Fisher, B. L. 1997a. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Nat. Hist. 31: 269-302 (see also)
- Forel, A. 1891c. Les Formicides. [part]. In: Grandidier, A. Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar. Volume XX. Histoire naturelle des Hyménoptères. Deuxième partie (28e fascicule). Paris: Hachette et Cie, v + 237 pp. (page 188, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1907i. Ameisen von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika. Wiss. Ergeb. Reise Ostafr. 2: 75-92 (page 80, Junior synonym of castanea)
- 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 (see also)