Calomyrmex purpureus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus purpureus Mayr, 1876: 62 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
 * Combination in Calomyrmex: Emery, 1896d: 378.
 * Subspecies of splendidus: Forel, 1910b: 83; Wheeler, W.M. 1915g: 820; Emery, 1925b: 175.
 * Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 248; Emery, 1896d: 378 (in list); Emery, 1898a: 227; Forel, 1902h: 507; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 109; Taylor, 1987a: 10; Bolton, 1995b: 83.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus smaragdinus.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.