Colobopsis quadriceps

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

Nomenclature

 * angulata. Formica angulata Smith, F. 1859a: 139 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru I.). Junior synonym of quadriceps: Emery, 1896d: 375.
 * nitida. Formica nitida Smith, F. 1859a: 138 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru I.). [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Formica nitida Razoumowsky, 1789: 427.] Junior synonym of quadriceps: Mayr, 1863: 403.
 *  quadriceps. Formica quadriceps Smith, F. 1859a: 137 (s.w.) INDONESIA (Aru I.). Mayr, 1862: 692 (q.); Karavaiev, 1929c: 243 (m.). Combination in Colobopsis: Mayr, 1862: 692; in Camponotus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 249; in C. (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272; in C. (Colobopsis): Emery, 1920b: 259. Combination in Colobopsis: Ward, et al., 2016: 350. Senior synonym of nitida: Mayr, 1863: 403; of angulata: Emery, 1896d: 375; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 453. Current subspecies: nominal plus convexior, curvata, nanula.

Formica angulata

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Aru.”

Formica quadriceps

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Aru.”

Formica nitida

Holotype worker major in. There is no locality label on the specimen (may have been lost) but Smith gives “Aru” in the original description. The specimen has both Smith and Donisthorpe det. labels.