Crematogaster (Decacrema) flavida Mayr - new
status
  Type location Tanzania
(Cremastogaster
solenopsides Em. nov. subspecies flavida, Mayr,
1907b: 15, worker) from Tanzania, Usambara - see below
junior synonyms (here)
gallarum (Cremastogaster
solenopsides Em. stirps flavida
Mayr var. gallarum nov.,
Santschi,
1910c: 370, worker) from Congo, Mindouh, in acacia galls, Weiss
- see https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=rmcaent000017768
poststriata (Crematogaster
(Decacrema) solenopsoides Em. stirps flavida Mayr var. poststriata n. var., Santschi,
1921c: 118, worker) from Tanzania - see ww.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0912732.
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Mayr's (1907b) description is at  . Santschi's (1910c)
description of gallarum is at  . Santschi (1921c) noted
the poststriata worker, TL 2.3 mm, as similar to flavida but with strong
longitudinal striae on the
propodeum dorsum.
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 The
photomontage of the holotype worker is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent09196753.
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 The
photomontage
of a nontype worker of flavida
is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0193953
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Crematogaster (Decacrema) flavida
B Taylor det.
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Tanzania
G McGavin
tree 5-55-04
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12.i.1997
Mkomazi
3°54.75' S
37°48.58' E
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pkd collection from Vachellia nilotica
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2
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Crematogaster (Decacrema) flavida
B Taylor det. |
Tanzania
G McGavin
tree 3-65-02
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12.i.1997
Mkomazi
3°54.75' S
37°48.58' E
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pkd collection from Vachellia nilotica
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1
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 The photomontage is
of a worker from Tanzania,
Mkomazi Game Reserve; collector G McGavin (Tree 5-55-04).
The
overall morphology, size, colour, scape length, small subpetiolar
tooth, etc., appear a good match to the type description from a single
worker from Zanzibar, geographically close to Mkomazi, albeit
off-shore. The Mayr (1907b) flavida
is from almost the same location as Mkomazi and the specimens also came
from a Vachellia (the African
shrub acacia) (previously posted by me as solenopsides).
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 The photomontage is
of a worker from Tanzania,
Mkomazi Game Reserve; collector G McGavin (Tree 3-65-02).
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