Crematogaster elegans

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Crematogaster elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Crematogaster
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Crematogaster elegans
Smith, 1859 [1]

Crematogaster elegans is a species of ant in the genus Crematogaster . [2]

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References

  1. Smith, F. 1859: Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace at the Islands of Aru and Key. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, 3: 132-178.
  2. Bolton, B. (2015). "Crematogaster elegans". AntCat. Retrieved 2 February 2015.