Crematogaster elegans

Identification
A member of the Crematogaster tetracantha group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, New Guinea.

Nomenclature

 *  elegans. Crematogaster elegans Smith, F. 1859a: 149 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru I.). Combination in C. (Xiphocrema): Emery, 1922e: 139; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 456.

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Aru.” The card has two specimens on it. The left hand specimen is the holotype of elegans, the right hand specimen is a different species and was made the holotype of C. mimicans Donisthorpe, 1932.