Crematogaster (Atopogyne) batesi Forel

Type location Nigeria (Cremastogaster Batesi n. sp., Forel, 1911e: 270, worker), collected at Old Calabar, by Bates
worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's description (1911e: 270, worker, not illustrated) is at .
From the colour and mandible structure, this odd looking single specimen may be a variation of Crematogaster buchneri perhaps an ergatogyne (see also Crematogaster depressa).

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0908625