Crematogaster anthracina

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. Oriental Region: India, Sri Lanka. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster anthracinus Smith, F. 1857a: 75 (w.) SINGAPORE.
 * Type-material: 3 syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: Singapore: “Sing. 31” (A.R. Wallace).
 * Type-depository: OXUM.
 * [Note: according to Smith, F. 1858b: 136, a specimen is also present in BMNH.]
 * Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Donisthorpe, 1932c: 450;
 * combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
 * Unidentifiable taxon: Forel, 1903a: 682.
 * Status as species: Smith, F. 1858b: 136; Mayr, 1863: 404; Roger, 1863b: 37; Mayr, 1867a: 105 (redescription); Smith, F. 1871a: 329; Mayr, 1872: 154; Mayr, 1879: 681 (in key); Dalla Torre, 1893: 79; Bingham, 1903: 132; Emery, 1922e: 158; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 450; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 95; Bolton, 1995b: 147; Mathew & Tiwari, 2000: 323; Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 45; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 42; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 35; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 68.
 * Distribution: China, India, Malaysia (Sarawak), Singapore, Sri Lanka.

Crematogaster anthracinus

Three worker syntypes in. Labelled “Sing. 31.”

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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