Classification: | Kingdom: Animalia | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Hymenoptera | Family: Formicidae | Genus: Crematogaster |

These ants are typically found on the Common Mahang (Macaranga bancana). They make a tiny entrance on the stem and live in the hollow stem of this plant.

References:

[1] Fiala B, Maschwitz U, Pong TY, Helbig AJ. Studies of a South East Asian ant-plant association: protection of Macaranga trees by Crematogaster borneensis. Oecologia 1989;79(4):463-470.

[2] Fiala B, Maschwitz U. Studies on the south east Asian ant-plant association Crematogaster borneensis/Macaranga: Adaptations of the ant partner. Insectes Sociaux 1990;37(3):212-231.