Crematogaster bouvardi

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Hosoishi and Ogata (2012) - One of a number of Asian species with an undeveloped occipital carina and a generally 2-segmented antennal club. Crematogaster bouvardi can be distinguished from this group of species by its distinct deep metanotal groove.

Distribution
This species is known from South Vietnam and North Thailand.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Laos, Vietnam.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster walshi st. bouvardi Santschi, 1920h: 160 (w.q.) VIETNAM.
 * Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Hosoishi & Ogata, 2012: 22), 5 paralectotype workers.
 * [Note: original syntype series also contained one or more queens, now also paralectotypes.]
 * Type-locality: lectotype Vietnam (“Cochinchine”): Lang Bian (Bouvard); paralectotypes with same data.
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * [Also described as new by Santschi, 1924c: 98.]
 * [Misspelled as bourvardi by Chapman & Capco, 1951: 100.]
 * Subspecies of walshi: Santschi, 1924c: 98; Santschi, 1925f: 91; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 100; Bolton, 1995b: 149.
 * Status as species: Hosoishi & Ogata, 2012: 22 (redescription); Jaitrong, Guénard, et al. 2016: 34.
 * Distribution: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.

Worker
Hosoishi and Ogata (2012) - HW 0.76-0.85; HL 0.76-0.8; CI 99-106; SL 0.51-0.57; SI 65-75; EL 0.14; PW 0.43-0.45; WL 0.79-0.86; PSL 0.07-0.08; PtL 0.21-0.26; PtW 0.23; PtH 0.13-0.14; PpL 0.13-0.14; PpW 0.19-0.21; PtHI 50-62; PtWI 88-110; PpWI 143-169; WI 83-96 (Lectotype and two paralectotype workers and one non-type worker measured).

Compound eyes not projecting from lateral margin of head, the outer margin of eye almost flush with head capsule in full face view. Scape not reaching posterior corner of head, the scape with standing setae.

Anterior margin of pronotal collar almost straight in dorsal view. Metanotal groove deep and distinct with longitudinal rugulae. Propodeal spines as long as the diameter of propodeal spiracles. Anterior margin of metapleural gland bulla not reaching anterior margin of propodeal spiracle.

Petiole in dorsal view broader anteriorly than posteriorly. Postpetiole weakly bilobed, but without distinct longitudinal median sulcus. Subpetiolar and subpostpetiolar processes undeveloped.

Malar region near clypeal margin of head with rugulae. Clypeus relatively smooth and shining, but with feeble rugulae. Dorsal face of mesosoma almost smooth and shining. Dorsolateral face of pronotum with feeble rugulae in dorsal view. Lateral surface of pronotum smooth and shining. Higher and lower portions of mesopleuron weakly sculptured.

Standing setae abundant. Dorsal face of head, clypeus and mesosoma with standing setae. Fourth abdominal tergite with sparse standing setae.

Type Material
Hosoishi and Ogata (2012) - LECTOTYPE worker (bottom and tip specimen of six on one pin) (by present designation) and five paralectotype workers from VIETNAM: Lang Bian, Cochinchine [South Vietnam] (Bouvard) [examined].

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Hosoishi S., K. Ogata. 2012. Revision of the Crematogaster brevis complex in Asia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3349: 18-30.
 * Ogata K. 2005. Asian ant inventory and international networks. Report on Insect inventory Project in Tropic Asia TAIIV: 145-170.
 * Santschi F. 1920. Fourmis d'Indo-Chine. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 60: 158-176.