Natural History: C. laeviuscula nests near the ground, most often in a moist, decomposing stump or log, but forages mostly above ground on plants and in tree canopies, traveling in columns up and down tree trunks for access. Sexuals are reared in early summer.
Taxonomic history
Wheeler, 1908h PDF: 480 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1952b PDF: 255 (l.); Petralia & Vinson, 1980 PDF: 383 (l.).Combination in Crematogaster (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922c PDF: 141.Combination in Crematogaster (Crematogaster): Buren, 1968b PDF: 92.Combination in Crematogaster (Crematogaster): Blaimer, 2012c PDF: 55.Subspecies of Crematogaster lineolata: Emery, 1895d PDF: 284; Wheeler, 1904f PDF: 301; Emery, 1922c PDF: 141.Status as species: Wheeler, 1919h PDF: 111; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 210.Senior synonym of Crematogaster clara: Mayr, 1886d PDF: 463; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 210; Johnson, 1988: 322.Senior synonym of Crematogaster arborea: Smith, 1951c PDF: 809 (provisional); Buren, in Smith, 1958c PDF: 126.Senior synonym of Crematogaster atkinsoni: Morgan & Mackay, 2017 PDF: 197.Senior synonym of Crematogaster opaca cedrosensis: Morgan & Mackay, 2017 PDF: 197.Senior synonym of Crematogaster atkinsoni helveola: Morgan & Mackay, 2017 PDF: 197.Senior synonym of Crematogaster hespera: Morgan & Mackay, 2017 PDF: 197.
Crematogaster laeviuscula, known generally as the acrobat ant or valentine ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4][5]
Crematogaster laeviuscula, known generally as the acrobat ant or valentine ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.
Acrobat ant, Crematogaster laeviuscula
