Crematogaster (Crematogaster) acaciae Forel
  Type location Ethiopia
"Somaliland" (Crematogaster Acaciae
nov. sp., Forel, 1892b: 141, worker) collected from Acacia on Faf
Plain by Prof. C Keller - see below
junior synonyms (here)
generosa (Crematogaster
acaciae For. var. generosa
n. v., Santschi, 1919a:
343, worker & queen) from South Africa - see below
gloriosa
(Cremastogaster acaciae For.
var. gloriosa n. var.,
Santschi, 1914d: 346, worker) from Zaïre, collected at Boma,
by Silvestri - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0912633
victoriosa (Crematogaster
acaciae For. stirps victoriosa
n. stirps, Santschi, 1916b: 497, worker) from Zimbabwe - see below
(see Bolton, 1995); worker and queen described  .
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 Forel's (1892b)
description is at  . Santschi's (1914d)
description of gloriosa
is at  . Santschi's (1916b)
description of victoriosa is at  . Santschi's (1919a)
description of generosa is at  . Arnold (1920a) gave a
translation of victoriosa, this is at  . Arnold (1926) gave a
translation of generosa, this is at  .
Wheeler (1922) also had records of victoriosa
from Zambi, Zaïre, by J. Bequaert.
Collingwood (1985) separated it out from other Saudi
Arabian species by - petiole slightly or not wider than long; head
and alitrunk unicolourous red; petiole spines reduced to tubercles;
body sculpture weak; occiput dull; second funiculus segment shorter
than third. He described it as a pale weakly sculptured species with
very reduced spines, broad head (CI 108) and a narrow petiole, 0.3 X
0.3. He noted the distribution as north east Africa.
Note: Comparison
of the Antweb images and the fresh specimens, below, show that Santschi
"varieties" are simple junior synonyms, with seemingly slight colour
variation. The gloriosa form matches the minor worker from Sudan.
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 The
photomontage of the type worker is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0902081
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 The
photomontage of a syntype worker of generosa
is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0902081
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 The
photomontage of a syntype worker of victoriosa
is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0902082
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Crematogaster (Cr.) acaciae
B Taylor det.
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Tanzania
G McGavin
tree 3-50
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10.i.1996
Mkomazi
Igire Hill
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pkd collection from Heywoodia lucens
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2
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Crematogaster (Cr.) acaciae
B Taylor det.
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Sudan
J Mathews
JM 287
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25.x.2000
Khordonia
11°51' N
34°15' E
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Damazine Plantation,
Blue Nile
pyrethrum fogging of Acacia senegal
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2
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Crematogaster (Cr.) acaciae
B Taylor det. |
Sudan
J Mathews
JM 92
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25.x.2000
Kordofan
12°56' N
30°35' E
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El Ain near El Obeid
Plantation, pyrethrum fogging of Acacia
senegal
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2
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Crematogaster (Cr.) acaciae
B Taylor det. |
Sudan
J Mathews
JM 423
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24.x.2001
Khordonia
11°51' N
34°15' E
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Damazine Plantation,
Blue Nile
pyrethrum fogging of Acacia senegal
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2
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Crematogaster (Cr.) acaciae
B Taylor det. |
Namibia
H Campbell
Tree 09
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07.ix.2009
Windhoek
23°13.836' S
18°24.097' E
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Kuzikus Wildlife
Reserve; 1340 m
inside thorn on Acacia erioloba
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1
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from Tanzania, Igire Hill,
Mkomazi Game Reserve; collector G McGavin (Tz 3-50-04).
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 The
photomontage is of a major worker from Sudan, Khordonia,
Damazine Plantation, Blue Nile; collector J H Mathews (JM 287).
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 The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Sudan,
collected by J Mathews, by pyrethrum fogging of Acacia senegal
also JM 287.
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 The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Namibia, Kuzikus;
collector H Campbell (tree 09).
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