Crematogaster quadriformis Roger
Crematogaster quadriformis var gracilior Forel
Crematogaster quadriformis subsp. vezenyii Forel
Crematogaster quadriformis r gracilior Forel
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis Roger
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis subsp. gracilior Forel
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis subsp. vezenyii Forel
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis gracilior Forel
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis vezeneyii Forel
A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Wild, A. L.
Zootaxa
2007
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Insecta
Formicidae
Crematogaster
CoL
Animalia
Crematogaster quadriformis Roger
Hymenoptera
52
Arthropoda
species
quadriformis
Crematogaster quadriformis Roger1863a: 207. Crematogaster quadriformis var gracilior Forel1901c. NEW SYNONYMY. [w syntypesexamined, MHNG; SaoPaulo, Brazil] Crematogaster quadriformis subsp. vezenyii Forel1907b: 25. NEW SYNONYMY. Crematogaster quadriformis r gracilior Forel. Forel 1912c: 218. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis Roger. Santschi 1918: 182. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis subsp. gracilior Forel. Emery 1924a: 135. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis subsp. vezenyii Forel. Emery 1924a: 135. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis gracilior Forel. Kempf 1972: 88. Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis vezeneyii Forel. Kempf 1972: 89.
Crematogaster quadriformisis the most frequently recorded ground-nesting Crematogasterin Paraguay. This species can be diagnosed by the following combination of character states: propodeum in profile only slightly or not at all depressed below level of mesonotum; propodeal spines elongate but shorter than length of petiole; antennal scapes equal or greater in length than head length, in repose well exceeding the posterior margins of the head in full-face view; head sculpture densely punctate/striate except for a smooth frontal strip;>20 subdecumbent to suberect setae on the first gastric tergite. Crematogaster quadriformisshows considerable variation even within nest series in overall size, pilosity, eye size, and extent of punctation/striation on the head.
Jack Longino examined some recent Paraguayan collections and confirmed the identity of this species as C. quadriformis. I have subsequently viewed Forel’s types of C. quadriformis graciliorfrom SaoPaulo and found them to fall well within the range of variation I have observed in Paraguay, so I synonymize C. graciliorhere. I was not able to view Forel’s types of C. quadriformis vezenyii, described from material collected in Asuncion. Forel’s description notes small size, a more shiny head, and lack of a well-developed tooth in the propodeal suture. These character states are common in the C. quadriformismaterial I have examined towards the small end of the size distribution of nest series, so I find it likely that C. quadriformis vezenyiiis a collection of a young nest or small workers of C. quadriformis.
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MHNG
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Sao Paulo
syntypes