Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) gerardi Santschi -
new status
 Type location Zaïre (Crematogaster
Bequaerti For. var. Gerardi
n. var., Santschi, 1915c:
252, worker) from Zaïre, Kataki, by Gérard - see below
junior synonyms (here)
semiclara
(Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema)
bequaerti For. v. semiclara
n. var., Santschi, 1928d: 66, worker) from Zimbabwe - see below
saga (Cr. (Sph.)
bequaerti For. v. saga
n. v., Santschi, 1937a: 56, worker) from Kenya - see below.
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Santschi's (1915c) description of gerardi
is -
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.
Santschi's (1928d)
description of semiclara is at  . Santschi's (1937a)
description of saga, with a key to the varieties, is at  .
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The
photomontage of the type worker is collated from 
The
photomontage of the 
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photomontage of the