Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis

Hosoishi & Ogata (2019) were not able to examine type material of C. rothneyi haputalensis as it could not be located in Forel's collection. Forel’s original description (1913) was based on a single queen collected under a stone. Forel suggested the queen of C. rothneyi hapulatelensis had finer body striation and punctures than that found in C. rothneyi civa (now a synonym of Crematogaster rothneyi). The taxonomic status of C. rothneyi haputalensis will remain uncertain until a nest series becomes available. This taxon is known only from the type locality in Sri Lanka.

Identification
Hosoishi and Ogata (2019) - A member of the Crematogaster rothneyi group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Sri Lanka.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster rothneyi var. haputalensis Forel, 1913k: 75 (q.) SRI LANKA.
 * Type-material: holotype (?) queen.
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
 * Type-locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): Haputale, 5000 ft (von Buttel-Reepen).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * [Note: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2019: 9, say that type-material could not be found in MHNG.]
 * Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 152.
 * Subspecies of rothneyi: Emery, 1922e: 152; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 93; Bolton, 1995b: 154; Hosoishi & Ogata, 2019: 9; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 73.
 * Distribution: Sri Lanka.