The Ants of Africa
Genus Crematogaster
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota Emery
{Crematogaster hottentota petiole}

Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota Emery

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (C. kneri Mayr subsp hottentota n. subsp., Emery, 1899e: 482, worker); subspecies bassuto (Santschi, 1925h: 161, footnote, worker; Santschi, 1926b: 224) from Lesotho; worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Emery's (1899e) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1920a: 528) gave a translation (as a race of kneri), this is at {original description}. Santschi's (1926b) illustrated description and notes on the species is at {original description}.

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