Crematogaster borneensis André, 1896
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https://doi.org/10.20362/am.015006 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15474246 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B68783-311C-FFEC-FD73-7843FB38FAD7 |
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Felipe |
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Crematogaster borneensis André, 1896 |
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Crematogaster borneensis André, 1896 View in CoL
Material examined. None available.
Material not physically examined. CASENT0193115, BBB111 ( BBBC).
Literature. Viehmeyer (1916), Overbeck (1924) [both as Crematogaster (Decacrema) borneensis macarangae ].
Localities. Bukit Timah Hill; Central Catchment, Sime Road.
Habitat/Ecology. This species is obligately associated with Macaranga plants, specifically host species belonging to the sections Pachystemon and Pruinosae, which are commonly found in secondary forests in general. The ant-plant associations are not strictly species-specific, and C. borneensis is known to inhabit/colonize two to seven different Macaranga host species over its entire distributional range. In Singapore, the ants were found in the hollow internodes of shafts of Macaranga hypoleuca (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müll.Arg. , and also with scale insects in Macaranga bancana (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
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