Crematogaster obscurata

This Central and South American species has also been introduced to West Summerland Key, Monroe County, Florida. The Florida nest was in the dead stub of a small tree just landward of the mangroves. (Deyrup, Davis & Cover, 2000.)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States. Neotropical Region: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela.



Nomenclature

 *  obscurata. Crematogaster victima var. obscurata Emery, 1895c: 287 (footnote) (w.) VENEZUELA. Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 136. Raised to species and senior synonym of agnita: Longino, 2003a: 97.
 * agnita. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) agnita Wheeler, W.M. 1934g: 175 (w.q.) GUATEMALA. Junior synonym of obscurata: Longino, 2003a: 97.