Crematogaster (Crematogaster) constructor Emery

Type location South Africa (Crematogaster constructor n. sp., Emery, 1895h: 29, illustrated, worker) Hamman's Kraal - see below
junior synonyms (here)
acutidens (Arnold, 1944: 7, illustrated on page 16, worker, new synonymy here) from South Africa, Weenen, Natal, H P Thomasset - see below
kirbyella (Crematogatser constructor Emery var. Kirbyi nov. var., Mayr, 1895: 137, illustrated, worker; replacement name kirbyella, Emery, 1922e: 146) from South Africa - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0912664 (damaged specimen)
worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Emery's (1895h) description is at . Mayr's (1895) illustrated description of kirbyella is at . Arnold (1920a) gave a translation of the type and of kirbyella (as kirbyi), this is at . Arnold's (1944) description of acutidens is at .

The photomontage of a worker from the type collection is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904520.

The photomontage of acutidens is collated from http://mcz-28168.oeb.harvard.edu/mcz/FMPro?-DB=Image.fm&-Lay=web&-Format=images.htm&Species_ID=29116&-Find.
The near identical rhodesiana from on a Mimosa can be seen at http://mcz-28168.oeb.harvard.edu/mcz/FMPro?-DB=Image.fm&-Lay=web&-Format=images.htm&Species_ID=29120&-Find

Oxford University Museum specimens - previously listed by me as constructor

Crematogaster (Crematogaster) delagoensis B Taylor det.

Namibia H Campbell Tree 96

15.viii.2009 Windhoek 23°13.908' S 18°24.12' E

Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve; 1340 m inside thorn on Acacia erioloba worker & queen

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The photomontage is of a worker from Namibia, Kuzikus; collector Heather Campbell.

The photomontage is of a dealate queen from Namibia, Kuzikus; collector Heather Campbell.

This appears to be the first record of a queen.