Crematogaster modiglianii

This species shares a common nest with Camponotus rufifemur in southeast Asian rainforests.

Identification
A member of the Crematogaster inflata species-group.

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

Biology
While this species is known to nest in ant gardens it does not seem to be a true ant-garden taxon (i.e., one that is able to initiate ant gardens or is restricted to ant gardens) and is more likely to be a secondary resident or opportunistic ant-garden nester (but see Campbell et al., 2022; Menzel & Blüthgen, 2010).

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster modiglianii Emery, 1900d: 688 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra: Mentawei Is), BORNEO (East Malaysia: Sabah).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Indonesia: Mentawei Is, Sipora I., Si Oban (E. Modigliani) (by restriction of Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.]
 * [Note: other syntype locality: Malaysia: Borneo, Sabah, Banguey (= Banggi I.) (E. Modigliani). This locality is not mentioned by Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.]
 * Type-depository: MSNG.
 * Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 156.
 * Status as species: Forel, 1903a: 683; Bingham, 1903: 144; Forel, 1912n: 57; Forel, 1915a: 28; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 72; Emery, 1922e: 156; Santschi, 1925f: 90; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 158; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 19; Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125 (redescription); Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 45; Jaitrong, Guénard, et al. 2016: 36; Khachonpisitsak, et al. 2020: 91.
 * Senior synonym of anamita: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * Senior synonym of anoemica: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * Senior synonym of clemensae: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * Senior synonym of sarawakana: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * Senior synonym of surbeki: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * Distribution: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia (Peninsula, Sabah, Sarawak), Myanmar, Philippines (Mindanao), Thailand, Vietnam.
 * anamita. Crematogaster (Paracrema) modiglianii var. anamita Santschi, 1925f: 90 (w.) MYANMAR (attributed to Forel).
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Myanmar (“Burma”): Moulmam (= Mawlamyine) (Hodge (= Hodgson)).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * [Crematogaster modiglianii var. annamita Forel, 1903a: 680 (in key), 683 (in text). Nomen nudum (attributed to Emery).]
 * Subspecies of modiglianii: Bolton, 1995b: 147.
 * Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * anoemica. Crematogaster (Paracrema) modiglianii var. anoemica Santschi, 1925f: 91 (w.) MYANMAR.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Myanmar (“Burma”): (no further data) (Bingham).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * Subspecies of modiglianii: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 147.
 * Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * clemensae. Crematogaster modiglianii var. clemensae Forel, 1910d: 125 (w.) PHILIPPINES (Mindanao I.).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Philippines: Mindanao, Camp Keithley (M.S. Clemens).
 * Type-depositories MHNG, NHMB.
 * [Note: original description says the “type worker” was in the Bureau of Science, Manila, which was destroyed in World War II.]
 * Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 156.
 * Subspecies of modiglianii: Emery, 1922e: 156; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 101; Baltazar, 1966: 251; Bolton, 1995b: 150.
 * Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * sarawakana. Crematogaster modiglianii var. sarawakana Forel, 1911a: 25 (w.) BORNEO (East Malaysia: Sarawak).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Malaysia: Sarawak (Haviland).
 * Type-depositories: MHNG, NHMB.
 * Combination in C. (Paracrema): Emery, 1922e: 156.
 * Subspecies of modiglianii: Viehmeyer, 1916a: 122; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 73; Emery, 1922e: 156; Kutter, 1932: 207; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 162.
 * Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.
 * surbeki. Crematogaster (Paracrema) modiglianii var. surbeki Santschi, 1925f: 90 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “many”).
 * Type-locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, Labouan Bilik (V. Surbek).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * Subspecies of modiglianii: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 163.
 * Junior synonym of modiglianii: Hosoishi, Yamane & Ogata, 2010a: 125.

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