Crematogaster modiglianii

Identification
A member of the Crematogaster inflata species-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. Oriental Region: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand.

Nomenclature

 *  modiglianii. Crematogaster modiglianii Emery, 1900d: 688 (w.) INDONESIA (Mentawei I.). Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 156; Santschi, 1925f: 90. Senior synonym of anamita, anoemica, clemensae, sarawakana, surbeki: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125..
 * clemensae. Crematogaster modiglianii var. clemensae Forel, 1910d: 125 (w.) PHILIPPINES. Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 156. Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * sarawakana. Crematogaster modiglianii var. sarawakana Forel, 1911a: 25 (w.) BORNEO. Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 156. Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * anamita. Crematogaster (Paracrema) modiglianii var. anamita Santschi, 1925f: 90 (w.) MYANMAR [attributed to Forel]. [Crematogaster modiglianii var. annamita Forel, 1903a: 680. Nomen nudum, attributed to Emery.] Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * anoemica. Crematogaster (Paracrema) modiglianii var. anoemica Santschi, 1925f: 91 (w.) MYANMAR. Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * surbeki. Crematogaster (Paracrema) modiglianii var. surbeki Santschi, 1925f: 90 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra). Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.

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