Cardiocondyla minutior

Distribution
This taxon was described from Hawaii. It has been introduced and established in New Zealand. It is also found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, United States, Dominican Republic, Guam, Barbados, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands and Micronesia (Federated States of).

Nomenclature

 *  minutior. Cardiocondyla nuda var. minutior Forel, 1899a: 120 (w.) HAWAII. Wheeler, W.M. 1922f: 317 (q.); Heinze, 1999: 251 (polymorphic m.). Subspecies of nuda: Smith, M.R. 1944a: 38. Creighton, 1950a: 198. Junior synonym of nuda: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 55. Revived from synonymy: Heinze, 1999: 251. Senior synonym of tsukuyomi: Seifert, 2003a: 283.
 * tsukuyomi. Cardiocondyla tsukuyomi Terayama, 1999d: 101, figs. 11-13 (w.q.m. ergatoid m.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of minutior: Seifert, 2003a: 283.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Cremer 2004.pdf|Heinze, J.; Böttcher, A.; Cremer, S. 2004. Production of winged and wingless males in the ant, Cardiocondyla minutior. Insectes Soc. 51: 275-278 PDF]]