Crematogaster madagascariensis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  madagascariensis. Crematogaster madagascariensis André, 1887: 297 (w.q.m.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1023; in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 147; in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.

Type Material


Notes (Blaimer & Fisher, 2013): At the, where the Andre collection is housed, no specimens from the type locality Tamatave were found. Instead we examined the following (non-type) material from the Andre collection at MNHN: Madagascar (unknown collector), 5 workers on one pin, middle specimen (CASENT0101409) imaged on AntWeb. However, we examined material from with the following type locality information: Madagascar: Tamatave (Friedrichs), 1 w, 1 aQ, 1 m. Given the distribution of other Andre type material across museums in Europe, it is highly likely that these specimens belong to the syntype series (P.S. Ward, pers. comm.) and we therefore consider this material eligible for lectotype designation.

Additional References

 * Blaimer, B.B. & Fisher, B.L. 2013. How much variation can one ant species hold? Species delimitation in the Crematogaster kelleri-group in Madagascar. PLoS ONE 8(7): e68082 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068082).