Crematogaster ranavalonae

Identification
A member of the Crematogaster ranavalonae-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Mayotte.

Castes
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Nomenclature

 *  ranavalonae. Crematogaster ranavalonis Forel, 1887: 388 (w.) MADAGASCAR. [Justified emendation of spelling to ranavalonae: Forel, 1891b: 184.] Forel, 1891b: 185 (m.); Emery, 1897a: 13 (q.). Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Forel, 1901e: 375. Senior synonym of descarpentriesi, emmae, laticeps, inops, paulinae, pepo: Blaimer, 2012: 249.
 * descarpentriesi. Crematogaster (Oxygyne) descarpentriesi Santschi, 1928d: 68 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Junior synonym of ranavalonae: Blaimer, 2012: 249.
 * emmae. Crematogaster emmae Forel, 1891b: 227, pl. 6, fig. 11 (q.) MADAGASCAR. Santschi, 1928d: 69 (w.). Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Forel, 1901e: 375. Junior synonym of ranavalonae: Blaimer, 2012: 249.
 * laticeps. Crematogaster emmae var. laticeps Forel, 1892k: 529 (q.), :534 (w.), :535 (m.) (diagnoses in keys) MADAGASCAR. Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Emery, 1922e: 156. Junior synonym of ranavalonae: Blaimer, 2012: 249.
 * inops. Crematogaster inops Forel, 1892l: 254 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1024. Junior synonym of ranavalonae: Blaimer, 2012: 249.
 * paulinae. Crematogaster paulinae Forel, 1892k: 530 (q.) (diagnosis in key) MADAGASCAR. Forel, 1903c: 254 (w.). Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1025. Subspecies of ranavalonae: Emery, 1897a: 14; Forel, 1903c: 254; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1025. Junior synonym of ranavalonae: Blaimer, 2012: 249.
 * pepo. Crematogaster (Oxygyne) ranavalonae var. pepo Forel, 1922: 96 (w.q.m.) MADAGASCAR. Junior synonym of ranavalonae: Blaimer, 2012: 249.