Crematogaster nigriceps

One of four ant species (also Crematogaster gerstaeckeri sjostedti, Crematogaster mimosae, Tetraponera penzigi) that live on Acacia drepanolobium. This small arboreal ant assemblage, nesting in this dominant Africa savanna tree, have been the subject of intensive research by a large group of ecologists studying species interactions and species co-existence.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Somalia. Palaearctic Region: Israel.

Nomenclature

 *  nigriceps. Crematogaster nigriceps Emery, 1897e: 600, fig. (w.) SOMALIA. Viehmeyer, 1923: 89 (q.m.). Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 842; in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148. Current subspecies: nominal plus prelli, saganensis.