Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) amita Forel
Type location Zimbabwe (Cremastogaster Kneri Mayr
var. amita n. v., Forel, 1913a: 125, worker); subspecies
bushimana (Santschi, 1926b: 226, worker & queen) from
South Africa, caffra (Forel, 1922: 94, footnote;
Santschi, 1926b: all forms) from South Africa, makololo
(Santschi, 1926b: 226, worker) from Zimbabwe and matabele
(Arnold, 1920a: 528, illustrated, worker); and unavailable name
bantuana (Santschi, 1925h: 161, worker) from Angola;
all forms described (see Bolton, 1995)
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Forel's (1913a) description is at
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Arnold (1920a: 527) gave a translation, with his illustrated
description of matabele, this is at
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Forel's (1922) description of caffra is at
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Santschi's (1925h) description of bantuana is at
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Santschi's (1926b) summary of varieties and description of makololo
is at
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The
photomontage is of a specimen from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game
Reserve, 3°54.74' S 37°48.49' E, pkd collection from
Combretum molle, 15.i.1996, by G McGavin. Other images can
be seen in the folder at - .
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