Crematogaster (Crematogaster) inermis Mayr

Type location Egypt (Cremastogaster inermis n. sp., Mayr, 1862: 766, worker; André, 1883b, queen; Santschi, 1937e: 296, queen; Santschi, 1938a: 38, male) Sinai Peninsula, collector v. Frauenfeld; subspecies aphrodite (Santschi, 1937e: 298, illustrated, all forms) from Cyprus, armatula (Emery, 1926: 3, worker; Menozzi, 1933b: 59, queen) from Syria; and lucida (Forel, 1890c: 220, worker; Forel, 1904c: 6, male; Santschi, 1937e: 297, queen) from Tunisia .

Mayr's (1862) description is at . Forel's (1904c) description of lucida (male) is at . Santschi's (1937e) further description and the type male is at . Santschi's (1937e) description of aphrodite is at .

WORKER - Without a subpetiolar spine or propodeal spines.

A dubious Nigeria species, in the key to CRIN species (Bolton, unpublished, 1969) but from Bolton (1995) it seems to be a North African-Mediterranean species.

Some indication of its characteristics can be found in the description by Emery (1893c) of Cr. (Cr.) alluaudi from the Canary Islands (collected by C. Alluaud). Mesonotum convex both anteriorly and posteriorly, with angular sides but no spines or teeth; with an obtuse and strongly rounded angle between the dorsum and declivity of the propodeum. Petiole truncated anteriorly. Lacking pronounced pubescence. Emery noted it was known from Algeria, Egypt, Sinai, Syria and with a race ("sevelli" Forel, now species sewelli, see below) from Madagascar.

The photomontage is of specimens from Egypt, Abuswelam, Elmenia, E 30°45' N 28°06'; 29.vi.2003, collected by Mostafa Sharaf. Other images can be seen in the folder at -