Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cavinota Santschi
- new status
  Type location Central
Africa
Republic (Cremastogaster excisa
Mayr r. cavinota n.
stirps, Stitz, 1916: 385, illustrated, worker) from
between Fort de Possel and Fort Crampel, by Schubotz (not "Congo" as
given in Bolton, 1995) - see below
junior synonym (here) bomaella (Crematogaster
(Acrocoelia) excisa
Mayr stirps bomaella n. var.,
Santschi, 1935a: 258, see below) from Zaïre, Boma, collected by
Dr R.
Schouteden, 8.ix.1920 - see below
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Stitz's (1916)
description of cavinota is at  . Santschi's (1935a)
description of bomaella is at  .
My translation of Santschi (1935a):
WORKER - TL 2.6-3.2 mm. Overall red brown; funiculus (other than the
club), joints of legs and gaster (other than darker apex) clearer
yellow brown. Head shiny and smooth, except for the genae, which have
fine longitudinal striations. Thorax matt, finely reticulo-punctate
with irregular elongated and anastomosed striations, stronger in large
specimens. Sides of thorax with fine reticulation giving the appearance
of longitudinal striae; sculpturation intermediate between excisa
and andrei. Gaster smooth; with some erect translucent hairs,
more numerous apically. Pilosity fine and spaced out on body and
appendages. Head slightly larger than excisa, sides arcuate but
with more convex, larger eyes. Clypeus smooth, almost flat and without
a carina; anterior border as excisa in being slightly arcuate.
Post-clypeal notch shallow (very marked in euphrosyne - a
variety now excluded by Bolton, 1995). Scape reaching occipitum;
funiculus segments 2-7 short, no longer than wide; club thick, with
last segment slightly longer than wide. Pronotum laterally bordered,
dorsal face flat (as excisa).
Mesonotum as wide as long, sides bordered with a sharp declivity
posteriorly and lightly carinated anteriorly. Propodeal spines
divergent, as long as the propodeal dorsum, seen from above the space
between the bases is rectilinear, the points of the spines slightly
farther apart than the width of the pronotum. Petiole as wide as long,
anterior angles rounded, sides feebly roughened. Postpetiole deeply
incised. Overall resembling impressa ssp brazzae Sants. but
smaller and clearer, thorax more sculptured and propodeal spines more
divergent; clypeus less convex. Differs from menilekii (as satanula)
by the much finer sculpturation and shorter propodeal spines.
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The
photomontage of a type collection worker is
collated from 
The
photomontage of the type worker of bomaella is
collated from