Crematogaster rothneyi

Crematogaster rothneyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Crematogaster
Species:
C. rothneyi
Binomial name
Crematogaster rothneyi
Mayr, 1879

Crematogaster rothneyi is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae.[1] It is one of the most widely distributed ants in Asia.[2] It is named after George_Alexander_James_Rothney.

Subspecies

  • Crematogaster rothneyi civa Forel, 1902 โ€“ India
  • Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis Forel, 1913 โ€“ Sri Lanka
  • Crematogaster rothneyi rothneyi Mayr, 1879 โ€“ Cambodia, India, China

References

  1. ^ "Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rothneyi Mayr, 1879". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  2. ^ Shingo Hosoishi; Kazuo Ogata (2019-01-01). "Cryptic diversity in the widespread Asian ant Crematogaster rothneyi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) inferred from morphological and genetic evidence". Zoological Studies. 58 11. doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-11. PMC 6778772. PMID 31966312.