Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis Forel, 1913

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Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis Forel, 1913

Crematogaster rothneyi var. haputalensis Forel, 1913: 75 . Queen.

Type locality: SRI LANKA, Haputale, 5000 ft. (types not found in MHNG) [not examined]. Combination in C. ( Acrocoelia ) by Emery, 1922: 152.

Remarks: We were not able to examine type material of C. rothneyi haputalensis . Forel’s original description (1913) was based on a single queen collected under a stone. Forel suggested that the queen of C. rothneyi hapulatelensis had finer body striation and punctures than C. rothneyi civa did. The taxonomic status of C. rothneyi haputalensis will remain uncertain until the nest series become available. This taxon is known only from the type locality in Sri Lanka ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

Fig. 1. Distribution map of the Crematogaster rothneyi group. Closed circle indicates C. rothneyi, closed triangle indicates C. rothneyi haputalensis, closed square indicates C. yaharai.