Crematogaster telolafy
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Taxonavigation: Formicoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: Crematogaster telolafy
Name[edit]
- Crematogaster telolafy Blaimer, 2012: fig. 29
- Holotype: CASC CASENT0032779, BLF07510(19), worker.
- Type locality: MADAGASCAR: Toliara: P.N. Zombitse: -22.84333, 44.71000, 770m, tropical dry forest, sifted litter, 5–9.ii.2003, B.L.Fisher et al.
- Etymology: This species is named for the triangular form of its propodeal spines, as “telolafy” is the Malagasy word for triangle. This name should be treated as a noun in apposition.
Primary references[edit]
- Blaimer, B.B. 2012: Taxonomy and species-groups of the subgenus Crematogaster (Orthocrema) in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys, 199: 23–70. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.199.2631 Reference page.