Crematogaster (Orthocrema) gratiosa Santschi

Type location Zaïre (Santschi, 1926b: 210, worker) from Nyangwe, Maniéma District, by R Mayné

Worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1926b) description is at ; two workers collected.

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912769.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Crematogaster (Orthocrema) gratiosa B Taylor det.	Gabon Y Braet Gabon 107	8.viii.2006 Pongara 00°34' N 09°19' E	Edge of savannah; yellow tray trap	1
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) gratiosa B Taylor det.	Gabon Y Braet Gabon 108	29.vii.2006 Pongara 00°34' N 09°19' E	fauchage bord de sentier, 10-17 h	3

The photomontage is of a worker from Gabon, Pongara National Park; collector Yves Braet (Gabon 107).

This and the one below show the characteristics described by Santschi, including - the rectangular head, the pronotum is bordered but the borders are not raised; the recurved propodeal spines; the petiole quite short probably near square. Comparison with the type worker appears not to be so close. The size is the same, as is the colour pattern on the gaster. The magenta tint prevailing on many Antweb images may distort the original; Santschi had red-brown or chestnut.

The photomontage is of workers from Gabon, Pongara National Park; collector Yves Braet (Gabon 108).