Crematogaster limata

Schmid et al. (2014) found this ant nesting in infructescences (the stem and remains of buds and fruits above the level of the water reservoir in the rosette) of the bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis on Santa Catarina Island, Brazil.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  limata. Crematogaster limatus Smith, F. 1858b: 139 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Wheeler, W.M. 1921f: 151. Senior synonym of ascendens, dextella, palans: Longino, 2003a: 79.
 * palans. Crematogaster limata var. palans Forel, 1912f: 216 (w.) PANAMA. Wheeler, W.M. 1921f: 151 (q.); Wheeler, W.M. 1942: 197 (m.). Combination in C. (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922e: 136. Junior synonym of limata: Longino, 2003a: 79.
 * ascendens. Crematogaster (Eucrema) inca subsp. ascendens Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 28 (w.) PERU. Junior synonym of limata: Longino, 2003a: 79.
 * dextella. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) limata st. dextella Santschi, 1929f: 88, fig. 2 (w.) PANAMA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952b: 258 (l.). Junior synonym of limata: Longino, 2003a: 79.