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Issue: Vol. 80 No. 1: 5 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-05
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2026.80.1.1
Page range: 1-9
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Resurrection and redescription of Crematogaster discinodis Emery, 1893 stat. rev. and Crematogaster latipetiolata Karawajew, 1935 stat. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 8190395 Japan
Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Forestry Administration of Cambodia, 40 Preah Norodom Boulevard, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
ants intraspecific variation nest series Southeast Asia taxonomy

Abstract

Crematogaster discinodis Emery, 1893 stat. rev. is raised to the species rank from the subspecies of Crematogaster subnuda. Crematogaster latipetiolata Karawaiew, 1935 stat. nov. is raised to the species rank from the subspecies of Crematogaster brunnea. The worker castes of C. discinodis and C. latipetiolata are redescribed based on nest series samples collected from Southeast Asia. We also provide information on the intraspecific morphological variations of C. discinodis and C. latipetiolata.

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