The Ants of Africa
Genus Crematogaster
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) nigriceps Emery
{Crematogaster nigriceps}

Crematogaster (Crematogaster) nigriceps Emery

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server}Type location Somalia (Emery, 1897e: 600, illustrated, worker; Viehmeyer, 1923: 89, queen & male); subspecies prelli (Forel, 1911d: 368, worker; and var. diversa, Santschi, 1928d: 65, worker) from Tanzania and saganensis (Menozzi & Consani, 1952: 65, illustrated, worker) from Ethiopia; all forms described (see Bolton, 1995) .

{Crematogaster nigriceps varieties}Emery's (1897e) description is at {original description}. Forel's (1911d) description of prelli is at {original description}. Viehmeyer's (1923) description of the queen and male is at {original description}. Santschi's (1928d) description of diversa is at {original description}. Menozzi & Casani's (1952) description of saganensis is at {original description}.

{Crematogaster nigriceps major}The photomontage is of a major specimen from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve; 08.40 h, 12.i.1997; 37M 0374884 UTM 9571017; pkd from tree 5/60, Acacia drepanolobium; collected by G McGavin. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}

{Crematogaster nigriceps minor}The photomontage is of a minor specimen from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, collected by G McGavin.

{Crematogaster nigriceps queen}The photomontage is of a queen from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, collected by G McGavin.

{Crematogaster nigriceps male}The photomontage is of a male from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, collected by G McGavin.

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