Crematogaster inflata Smith, 1857

Material examined. Bukit Timah Forest, 20 Dec 1969, D.H. Murphy leg., ZRC _ HYM_0000595 .

Material not physically examined. Lectotype and paralectotype workers (OUMNH) – examined by Hosoishi & Ogata (2009) .

Literature. Type – Smith (1857) [as Crematogaster inflatus]. Viehmeyer (1916), Overbeck (1924) [both as C. inflatus]; Hosoishi & Ogata (2009).

Localities. Bukit Timah Forest; Chua [sic] Chu Kang Road.

Habitat/Ecology. This species is associated with primary and mature or old secondary forests in Singapore. Nests were observed to be made of ‘earth’ or ‘pasteboard’, typically on branches high up on (fallen) trees or in the high canopy. The ants were typically collected from fallen trees or large branches. Sometimes nests appeared to be associated with scale insects ( Coccidae) in fissures of tree bark, and underneath loose bark.

Remarks. Type locality in Singapore.