The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica. Author Longino, J. T. text Zootaxa 2003 151 1 150 http://antbase.org/ants/publications/20256/20256.pdf journal article 20256 9813210B-5B9F-4FDE-86DD-3AE55166EC9C Crematogaster levior NEW SPECIES Crematogaster limata r. parabiotica Forel (part): Forel, 1904b:683. Crematogaster limata subsp. parabiotica var. levior Forel , 1911b:274. Worker: Brazil , Amazonas ( H. W. Bates ) [ MHNG , ZSMC ] (examined). Unavailable name. Crematogaster parabiotica Forel (part): Wheeler, W.M. 1921a; Wheeler, W.M. and Darlington, 1930:109. Crematogaster cf. limata parabiotica Forel (part): Davidson 1988, Seidel et al. 1990, Davidson et al. 1990. Holotype worker Brazil , Amazonas ( H. W. Bates ) [ ZSMC ]. There are two workers on one card. The holotype has been indicated with a black arrow drawn on the card. Range Amazonian portions of Brazil, Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. Description of worker Pronotal dorsum almost entirely smooth and shiny, with no trace of carinulae, or with faint traces along anterolateral margins; other characters as in carinata . Measurements Holotype: HL 0.587, [HW, HC not visible], SL 0.586, EL 0.142, WL 0.672, SPL 0.130, PTH 0.141, PTL 0.201, PTW 0.152, PPL 0.145, PPW 0.147, OI 24, SI 100, PTHI 70, PTWI 76, PPI 101, SPI 19. Biology Crematogaster levior occurs in lowland wet forest habitats, where it cohabits large ant gardens with Camponotus femoratus . See carinata .