Species: Crematogaster desperans Forel, 1914

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: desperans

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2019)

Crematogaster gabonensis var. desperans Forel, 1914d PDF: 233 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Crematogaster (Atopogyne): Wheeler, 1922: 854; in Crematogaster (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922c PDF: 146; in Crematogaster (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.

Subspecies of Crematogaster bulawayensis: Arnold, 1920a PDF: 523; Wheeler, 1922: 854.

Raised to species: Santschi, 1918d PDF: 185; Emery, 1922c PDF: 146.

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Africa: South Africa
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Afrotropical

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: syntype of Crematogaster desperans: casent0908519; syntype of Crematogaster gabonensis desperans: casent0902092

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Species: Crematogaster desperans Forel, 1914

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