Crematogaster Lund, 1831: 132

Ulysséa, Mônica Antunes, Prado, Lívia P. & Brandão, Carlos Roberto F., 2015, Type specimens of the traditional Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ant tribes deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil: Adelomyrmecini, Basicerotini, Blepharidatt ini, Crematogastrini, Formicoxenini, Lenomyrmecini, Myrmicini, Phalacromyrmecini, Pheidolini, Stegomyrmecini, Stenammini and Tetramoriini, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 55 (12), pp. 175-204 : 182-184

Genus Crematogaster Lund, 1831: 132

Crematogaster amapaensis Kempf, 1960c: 394 . Holotype: 1W, [ BRAZIL], Terr [itório do] Amapá, Rio Felicio , 25.vii.1959, J. Lane col. Missing L 2, L6.

Crematogaster arcuata var. aruga Forel, 1913: 234 . Cotypes[Syntypes]: 9W, [ BRAZIL], E[spirito] S[anto], Pto[Porto do] Cachoeira[o][Santa Leopoldina], 1912, E. Garbe [leg.], MP #16.787, Coll. Borgm. #2087. One worker only with gaster. Junior synonym of Crematogaster arcuata Forel, 1899: 84 by Longino, 2003: 35.

Crematogaster barbouri Weber, 1934: 24 . Cotypes[Syntypes]: 3W, CUBA, Cienfuegos, Soledad, Seboruco, Limones, 22.viii.1933, N.A. Weber [leg.], #30. Junior synonym of Crematogaster cubaensis Mann, 1920: 425 by Longino, 2003: 132.

Crematogaster bingo Forel, 1908: 368 . Cotypes[Syntypes]: 12W, [ BRAZIL], S[ão] P[aulo, Santo André], Alto da Serra [Paranapiacaba], 15.x.1906, [H.] Lüderwaldt [leg.], MP #5599 . One worker only with gaster.

Crematogaster brasiliensis var. cocciphila Borgmeier, 1934: 102 . Cotypes [Paratypes]: 1G 7W, [SU- RINAM], Paramaribo, [G.H.] Buenzli[Bünzli leg.], #10, [Coll. Borgm.] #5445. Dealated gyne; one worker missing head, L1. Junior synonym of Crematogaster brasiliensis Mayr, 1878: 875 by Longino, 2003: 37.

Crematogaster brevispinosa st. malevolens Santschi, 1919: 41 . Syntype: 1W, [ ARGENTINA], Corrientes, San Roque, T. Bos [leg., Coll. Borgm.] #3869. Raised to species by Longino, 2003: 131. Junior synonym of Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903: 255 by Wild, 2007: 52.

Crematogaster brevispinosa subsp. montana Borgmeier, 1939: 421 . Syntypes: 6W, [ BRAZIL], R[io] de J[aneiro], Petrópolis, 1918, T. Borgmeier [leg.], Coll. Borgm. #10, [original publication says “sobre árvores” (on trees)]. Two workers missing L3; one worker missing L1, L4; one worker missing L5, L6. Raised to species by Longino, 2003: 131.

Crematogaster brevispinosa r. recurvispina Forel, 1912b: 212 . Syntype: 1W, [ BRAZIL], Rio de Janeiro, GB[Guanabara], Inst[ituto de] Biol[ogia] Rio, A.J. Sampaio [leg.], Coll. Borgm. #4246. Missing L3. Junior synonym of Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862: 767 by Longino, 2003: 49.

Crematogaster brevispinosa r. sampaioi Forel, 1912b: 213 . Cotypes[Syntypes]: 1G 1W, BRÉSIL [ BRAZIL], Rio de Janeiro, Campos, Inst[ituto de] Biol[ogia] Rio, A.J. Sampaio [leg.], Coll. Borgm. #4249. Junior synonym of Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862: 767 by Longino, 2003: 49.

Crematogaster brevispinosa var. subtonsa Santschi, 1925b: 229 . Syntypes: 4W, [ BRAZIL], M[inas] G[erais], vi.1912, E. Garbe [leg.], MP #20.678, Coll. Borgm. #2276. Raised to species by Longino, 2003: 131.

Crematogaster browni Buren, 1968: 100 . Paratypes: 6W, [ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA], Ariz[ona], Oracle, 11.iii.[19]19, W.M. Wheeler collection. One worker with damaged head.

Crematogaster bruchi Forel, 1912b: 219 . Cotype[Syntype]: 1W, ARGENTINA, Prov[ince] San Luis, C. Bruch [leg.]. 1W, AR- GENTINA, Prov[ince] Tucumán, [San Luiz], C. Bruch [leg., MP] #20.831.

Crematogaster colei Buren, 1968: 108 . Paratypes: 6W, [ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA], N[ew] Mex [ico], 15 mi [les] N[orth] of Ruidosa, 21.vii.1957, W.F. Bauren [leg.].

Crematogaster cristata Santschi, 1929: 294 . Syntypes: 5W, [ BRAZIL], R[io de] J[aneiro], 1918, T. Borgmeier [leg.], Reichensperger coll[ection] #20, Coll. Borgm. One worker only with petiole, postpetiole and gaster only; one worker missing A2. Senior synonym of Crematogaster terricola Borgmeier, 1929: 210 by Kempf, 1968: 384.

Crematogaster distans Mayr, 1870: 402 . Paratype: 1W, [ COLOMBIA], Coll[ection] G. Mayr. Senior synonym of Crematogaster cordinoda Forel, 1914a: 12 , Crematogaster distans r. paraensis Forel, 1904: 37 , Crematogaster distans subsp. parviceps Forel, 1908: 369 , Crematogaster distans subsp. vanda Borgmeier, 1929: 209 , Crematogaster pevsnerae Forel, 1912b: 218 by Kempf, 1968: 390. Senior synonym of Crematogaster descolei Kusnezov, 1949: 587 by Longino, 2003: 59 . Comment: Paratype locality is not registered on the label, this information was obtained on Bolton’s Catalog (2013, 2014).

Crematogaster distans r. paraensis Forel, 1904: 37 . Syntype: 1W, [ BRAZIL], Pará, [1906], (Goeldi), nº 2, MP #3358. Junior synonym of Crematogaster distans Mayr, 1870: 402 by Kempf, 1968: 390.

Crematogaster distans subsp. parviceps Forel, 1908: 369 . Syntypes: 10W, [ BRASIL], S[ão] P[aulo], S[ão] Paulo, Ipiranga, [21.iii.]1906, [J.] Lima leg., MP #2421. One worker lost; one worker missing head, L2, L4, L6; two workers only with petiole, postpetiole and gaster. Junior synonym of Crematogaster distans Mayr, 1870: 402 by Kempf, 1968: 390.

Crematogaster distans subsp. vanda Borgmeier, 1929: 209 . Syntypes: 5W, [ BRAZIL], Rio de Janeiro, Niterói, xii.1921, Vanda Bartoldy [leg.], Coll. Borgm. #237. Junior synonym of Crematogaster distans Mayr, 1870: 402 by Kempf, 1968: 390.

Crematogaster evallans var. carbonescens Forel, 1913: 233 . Cotypes[Syntypes]: 9W, BRAZIL, Espirito Santo, Pto[Porto do] Cachoeira[o][Santa Leopoldina], 1912, E. Garbe leg., MP #16.795. One worker only with petiole, postpetiole and gaster; one worker missing A1, L1 tibia and tarsi; one worker with disarticulated gaster glued on the triangle. Junior synonym of Crematogaster evallans Forel, 1907: 6 by Longino, 2003: 66.

Crematogaster iheringi Forel, 1908: 366 . Syntypes: 10W, [ BRAZIL], S[ão] Paulo, [São Paulo], Ipiranga, 1906, [H.] Lüderwaldt [leg.], MP #2382 , Coll. Borgm. #2067. Three workers only with gaster; one worker with damaged head.

Crematogaster indefensa Kempf, 1968: 388 . Holotype: 1W, Paratypes: 2G 1W, BOLIVIA, Chaparé, Villa Tunari, P. Wygodginski [leg.], ML #10312 , 1000 m. One gyne missing W2, W3, W4; one dealated gyne.

Crematogaster isolata Buren, 1968: 106 . Paratypes: 6W, [ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA], Texas, Davis Mts, N [orth] of McDonald Observatory , 14.x.1959, W.F. Buren [leg.]. One worker missing A2 funiculus.

Crematogaster magnifica Santschi, 1925b: 234 . Syntypes: 4W, [ BRAZIL], Paraná, Rio Negro, [P.] M. Witte [leg.], Coll. Reichensperger, Coll. Borgm. #554. Senior synonym of Crematogaster magnifica var. nociva Borgmeier, 1937: 234 by Kempf, 1968: 385.

Crematogaster magnifica var. nociva Borgmeier, 1937: 234 . Cotypes[Syntypes]: 1G 2W, [ BRAZIL], Bahia, Água Preta, [Estação Geral de Experimentação do Instituto de Cacao da Bahia, iii.1936, G.] Bondar [leg.], Coll. Bondar #2007, Coll. Borgm. #5785. Gyne missing W1. Junior synonym of Crematogaster magnifica Santschi, 1925b: 234 by Kempf, 1968: 385.

Crematogaster montezumia var. functa Forel, 1911: 300 . Syntypes: 7W, [ BRAZIL] S[ão] P[aulo], Cubatão, xii.1907, [H.] Lüderwaldt [leg.], MP #10.427, Coll. Borgm. #2085. One worker missing head; one worker only with gaster. Junior synonym of Crematogaster montezumia F. Smith, 1858: 139 by Kempf, 1968: 386.

Crematogaster mutans Buren, 1968: 115 . Paratypes: 6W, [ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA], Nevada, Carson City, between Reno , 09.viii.1957, W.F. Buren [leg., under rocks, edge of desert].

Crematogaster navajoa Buren, 1968: 102 . Paratypes: 6W, [ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA], Ariz [ona], Seligman, 16.viii.1958, W.F. Buren [leg.]. One worker missing A1; one worker missing A2 funiculus.

Crematogaster rifelna Buren, 1968: 96 . Paratypes: 6W, [ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA] Texas, Riviera , 23.ix.1942.

Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903: 255 . Cotypes[Syntypes]: 1M 1W, [ BRAZIL], Ceará, [1906, M.F. Diaz] Rocha [leg., MP] #3356. Male missing A1, part of A2; worker missing A1. Senior synonym of Crematogaster brevispinosa st. malevolens Santschi, 1919: 41 by Wild, 2007: 52 .

Crematogaster scelerata taperensis Borgmeier, 1937: 234 . Syntypes: 2W, [ BRAZIL], Pernambuco, Tapera [Train Station, Municipality of Moreno], 16.x.1927, [D.] B. Pickel [leg.], #850, Coll. Borgm. #3114. One worker missing head. 2W, [ BRAZIL], Pernambuco, Tapera[Train Station, Municipality of Moreno], [D.] B. Pickel [leg.], #3285, Coll. Borgm. #5818. 2G 2W, [ BRAZIL], Pernambuco, Tapera[Train Station, Municipality of Moreno], ix.1927, [D.] B. Pickel [leg.], #801/2, Coll. Borgm. #1708. 4W, [ BRAZIL], Pernambuco, Tapera[Train Station, Municipality of Moreno], 02.viii.1927; [D.] B. Pickel [leg.], #764.

Crematogaster virgula Forel, 1899: 85 . Syntype: 1W, COSTA RICA, Coll. Borgm. #3859. Missing L3. Junior synonym of Crematogaster erecta Mayr, 1866: 902 by Kempf, 1968: 381. Comments: (1) The collection houses five specimens (1G 4W) from ARGENTINA, Province San Luiz, 1915, C. Bruch leg., MP #20.832, labeled as cotypes of Crematogaster brevispinosa r. moelleri var. tucumanensis Forel, 1914b: 271 . However, we do not consider them as types since Bolton (1995: 164) registered this as unavailable name. (2) The collection also has five specimens labeled as syntypes of Crematogaster bucki (1M 4W) from BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Glória, 19.v.1926, P. Pio Buck S.J. leg., #106, Coll. Borgm. #1087, as this is an inexistent name we do not consider these specimens as types.