Crematogaster frivola

Found throughout the SWBP, WA and is often seen trailing on the ground as well as on vegetation. (Heterick 2009)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster frivolus Forel, 1902h: 412 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Australia: Western Australia, Kalgoorlie (Froggatt).
 * Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG.
 * Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 132;
 * combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Santschi, 1929f: 90;
 * combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
 * Status as species: Forel, 1907h: 279; Emery, 1922e: 132; Santschi, 1929f: 90; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 61; Taylor, 1987a: 22; Bolton, 1995b: 153; Heterick, 2009: 148.
 * Senior synonym of perthensis: Heterick, 2009: 148 (in text).
 * Senior synonym of sculpticeps: Heterick, 2021: 12.
 * Distribution: Australia.
 * perthensis. Crematogaster perthensis Crawley, 1922c: 21 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype male.
 * Type-locality: Australia: Western Australia, Perth no. 36 (J. Clark).
 * Type-depositories: BMNH, OXUM.
 * Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
 * Status as species: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 62; Taylor, 1987a: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 160.
 * Junior synonym of frivola: Heterick, 2009: 148 (in text).
 * sculpticeps. Crematogaster frivola var. sculpticeps Forel, 1907h: 279 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Australia: Western Australia, Kalgoorlie, stat. 93, 1905 (W. Michaelsen & R. Hartmeyer).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 132.
 * Subspecies of frivola: Emery, 1922e: 132; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 61; Taylor, 1987a: 22; Bolton, 1995b: 162.
 * Junior synonym of frivola: Heterick, 2021: 12.

Taxonomic Notes
Heterick (2021): Based on the AntWeb images of syntypes, Crematogaster frivola and C. frivola sculpticeps are identical. Crematogaster frivola sculpticeps becomes a junior synonym in this work.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Crawley W. C. 1922. New ants from Australia (concluded from vol. ix. p. 449). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)10: 16-36.