Crematogaster

Longino, J. T., 2003, The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica., Zootaxa 151, pp. 1-150 : 130

publication ID

20256

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9813210B-5B9F-4FDE-86DD-3AE55166EC9C

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275090

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C200F39-33CA-D51D-33AB-051E21F06212

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Thomas

scientific name

Crematogaster
status

 

[[ Crematogaster View in CoL   HNS (forms with completely striate face) ]]

It is unclear whether the variation in face sculpture from smooth and shining to completely striate represents intraspecific or interspecific variation. It may be that selection gradients cause parallel changes in face sculpture among multiple sympatric lineages, such that the above forms may be synonyms of crinosa   HNS and torosa   HNS . For example, I have examined five collections from Colombia that have completely striate faces. Other than the striate face, one collection has the characters of crinosa   HNS , three have the characters of torosa   HNS , and one has the characters of rochai   HNS . Alternatively, further research may reveal that the forms with completely striate faces are found in sympatry with shiny faced forms, or show discontinuous character variation, such that they are best interpreted as distinct species. If so, it must then be determined whether these forms are distinct from each other or should be interpreted as one widespread species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

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