Crematogaster obscura

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster obscurus Smith, F. 1857a: 76 (w.) BORNEO (East Malaysia: Sarawak).
 * Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: Malaysia: Sarawak, “SAR.” (A.R. Wallace).
 * Type-depository: OXUM.
 * Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 151; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 450;
 * combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
 * Status as species: Smith, F. 1858b: 137; Smith, F. 1859a: 149; Mayr, 1863: 404; Roger, 1863b: 37; Smith, F. 1871a: 329; Dalla Torre, 1893: 84; Emery, 1922e: 151; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 450; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 92; Bolton, 1995b: 159; Pfeiffer, et al. 2011: 46.
 * Distribution: Malaysia (Sarawak).

Two worker syntypes in. Labelled “SAR.” (= Sarawak).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Hosoishi S. and K. Ogata. 2009. A check list of the ant genus Crematogaster in Asia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Inst. Trop. Agr. Kyushu Univ. 32: 43-83.
 * Pfeiffer M.; Mezger, D.; Hosoishi, S.; Bakhtiar, E. Y.; Kohout, R. J. 2011. The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a preliminary species list. Asian Myrmecology 4:9-58
 * Smith, F.. "Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace." Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 2 (1857): 42-88.
 * Smith, Fr.. "Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the Islands of Bachian, Kaisaa, Amboyna, Gilolo, and at Dory in New Guinea." Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 5 (1860): 93-143.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1919. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63:43-147.