Crematogaster (Crematogaster) senegalensis Roger

Type location Senegal (Cremastogaster senegalensis nov. spce. Roger, 1863a: 206, worker & queen) collector Sichel; subspecies goliathula (Forel, 1922: 93, worker) from Angola; and unavailable name variety devincta (Santschi, 1914d: 343, worker) from Guinea , at Conakry by F. Silvestri; worker and queen only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Roger's (1863a) description is at . Santschi's (1914d) description of devincta is at . Forel's (1922) description of goliathula is at . Quite why Santschi (1914d) chose to reduce senegalensis to a subspecies of aegyptiaca from the original recognition by Roger is not clear.

Bernard (1950b) gave an illustration of the typical form and an all-brown variety from Aïr (central Niger); later (1952), he noted that it had been known for some 20 years from the sudanese and niger regions, also from Sahara. Monard had since found it in Angola, and the Mt. Nimba, Guinea, specimens, being brownish rather than red, represented a transition between those countries. Mainly found at Zouépo, 1215 m, sites F33 & B8-10; several workers came from Mount Tô (T 225); it reached 1500 m at Aïr (central Niger). He felt that this was one of the rare forms from Nimba which derived from the Sudan massif and not more southern regions.

Collingwood (1985), reporting it from Saudi Arabia, noted this is a brightly coloured species, head and alitrunk red, gaster brilliant with fine sparse pubescence; with the head wider than long, comparatively long funiculus segments and broad, strong, sharp, propodeal spines. Workers were taken among tree roots in the immediate vicinity of a clump of trees.

The photomontage is of specimens of four morphs from Niger, Tondibiah from an Acacia bush, collected by David M King. These appear to match Roger's limited description of the type form. Other images can be seen in the folders at - with photomontages of all four morphs and

The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0172823 where it is labelled as Crematogaster aegyptiaca - the identification used by Finzi (1939a) was "Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr subsp. senegalensis var. robusta Emery". As can be seen on the linked page, Crematogaster aegyptiaca is quite distinct.

The photomontage of an all brown form specimen (comparing to the Bernard brown form in colour and general shape) is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0104592.

The photomontage is of a specimen from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, tree 3/51, Heywoodia lucens, 10.40 h; 10.i.1996; GPS as Igire Hill; collected by G McGavin. This Other images can be seen in the folder at -