Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) bequaerti Forel
 Type location Zaïre (Cremastogaster
Bequaerti, n. sp., Forel, 1913b: 319, worker & queen; Santschi,
1914d has an illustration) collected at Sankisia, by J. Bequaert - see
below
junior synonyms (here)
ludia (Cremastogaster
Bequaerti Forel r. ludia
n. stirps, Forel, 1913b:
321, worker) from Zaïre, collected at Lake Kabwe, by J.
Bequaert - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?name=casent0908605
modica (Crematogaster
(Sphaerocrema) modica n. sp., Santschi, 1926b: 222, illustrated,
worker; as Crematogaster
(Sphaerocrema) bequaerti For. v. modica by Santschi, 1937g: 77( from
Uganda - see
possible non-type images at http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0912796
mutabilis (Cremastogaster
Bequaerti For. var. mutabilis
nov., Santschi, 1914b:
93,
illustrated, worker) from Kenya, Lumbwa - see below
(see Bolton, 1995)  .
I have separated Crematogaster (Sph.) gerardi to
full species with junior
synonyms semiclara and saga.
I have
transferred atraplex (Crematogaster
(Sphaerocrema)
bequaerti For. variety atraplex
Santschi new variety, in Wheeler, 1922: 155, worker)
from Zaïre, Yakuluku, by Lang & Chapin - to a junior
synonym of Crematogaster
(Sph.) kneri.
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 Forel's
(1913b) description, with ludia
is at  . Santschi's (1914b)
illustrated
description of mutabilis is at  . Santschi's (1926b)
description of modica is at  . Santschi's (1937a)
description of saga, with a key to the varieties, is at  .
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 Santschi's (1915c) description of gerardi
was -
WORKER - TL 5 mm; darker red brown than type, including the scapes most
of the femora and tibiae; gaster black; appendages otherwise rust. More
strongly sculptured, with mesonotal carina more pronounced; propodeal
spines shorter, less divergent and more slender. Petiole node slightly
shorter. Specimens from Katanga, Kataki, by Dr Gérard. He added the
variety mutabilis Santschi
conversely is lighter than the type and the variety ludia is smaller with longer
scapes.
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Wheeler (1922) has the description (by
Santschi) of variety atraplex as - Worker TL 4 mm; rather dull
yellow; gaster, postpetiole and femora yellowish brown, tips of
propodeal spines brownish black, contrasting with thorax; in other
respects like the type and var. mutabilis but median impression
of pronotum feebler.
From the modern specimens, it seems probable that the
species could
be divided with a smaller, lighter at least on the head and alitrunk,
and shinier form from more northern areas, from Kenya west to Guinea. I
have separated these under Crematogaster bequaerti
query.
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The
photomontage of the type worker is collated from 
The
photomontage of a cotype ? major worker is collated from 
The
photomontage of the 
The photomontage is
of
a major worker from Chad, Zakouma NP; collector Yves Braet. 
The photomontage is
of
a worker from Cameroun, Matomb; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk
crematogaster sp 12).