Estudo taxonômico do complexo Crematogaster limata Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Abstract

The Crematogaster group belongs to the subfamily Myrmicinae, which has the greatest diversity among the Formicidae. It was described by Lund in 1831, belongs to the subgenus Orthocrema and together with Eucrema and Neocrema occur in the Amazon. It has five Neotropical subgenera: Apterocrema Wheeler, 1936; Crematogaster Lund, 1831; Eucrema Santschí, 1918; Neocrema Santschi, 1917 and Orthocrema Santschi, 1918. It is a very complex group taxonomically. Among the morphological differences we elevate to species category, Crematogaster limata Smith,1858 and and Crmatogaster parabiotica Forel, 1904. The others of the Com plexus, Crematogaster limata (subspecies and varieties) Crematogaster limata dextella SANTSCHI,1929; Crematogaster limata varopalans FOREL, 1912 & WHEELER,1942; Crematogaster limata parabiotica var.levior FOREL, 1911, we believe that the differences found can be better clarified if we have access to the material. Finally, this work can serve as a basis for further studies, both in ecology and phylogenetic research, and to demonstrate some remarkable characteristics of the complex.