Crematogaster (Crematogaster) tenuipilis Santschi - new status

Type location Kenya (Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) mimosae Sants. v. tenuipilis n.v., Santschi, 1937a: 55, worker) no collection details, received from H Donisthorpe (BMNH)
Worker only described.

Santschi's (1937a) description is at .

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912705

Oxford University Museum specimens

Crematogaster (Crematogaster) tenuipilis B Taylor det.	Tanzania G McGavin tree 3-50	10.i.1996 Mkomazi Igire Hill	pkd from Heywoodia lucens, 10.40 h	1
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) tenuipilis B Taylor det.	Tanzania G McGavin tree 3-51	10.i.1996 Mkomazi Igire Hill	pkd from Heywoodia lucens, 10.40 h	1
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) tenuipilis B Taylor det.	Tanzania G McGavin tree 3-56	12.i.1996 Mkomazi Igire Hill	pkd collection from Ochna holstii	2
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) tenuipilis B Taylor det.	Tanzania V Grebennikov	03-08.x.2002 W Usambara Mts 3°15.3' S 37°31.05' E	Lushoto District, Grant's Lodge; Mkusu R., 3-4 km upstream of Kifungilo; 1660 m	1

The photomontage is of a worker from Tanzania, Mkomazi, Igire Hill;  collector G McGavin (tree 3-51).

The photomontage is of a worker from Tanzania, Mkomazi, Igire Hill;  collector G McGavin (tree 3-56). TL ca 4.1 mm.

The photomontage is of specimens from Tanzania, West Usambara Mts, Lushoto District, Grant's Lodge; collector Vasily Grebennikov.

This single specimen keys out to Cr. rufigena on almost all aspects other than the eyes being much larger than shown in Arnold's drawing. In his description, however, Arnold notes only that - "The eyes at situated at the middle of the sides". Of the three species, curiously all described by Arnold, that have the distinctive much wider than long head in full face view, Cr. kachelibae has a close geographic location.