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Crematogaster missuriensis Emery

Crematogaster missuriensis, frontal view of the head of a worker.
Crematogaster missuriensis, side view of a worker.


Crematogaster missuriensis is a minute yellowish-brown species. It can be distinguished from the only other similar species in our area, C. minutissima, by the propodeal spines being directed more upward than backward and with the spines having a length of more than one-half the distance which separate their bases. Additionally, C. missuriensis is usually a darker yellowish-brown in color and generally larger in size.

We find this species nesting in open areas and along roadsides.


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