Crematogaster vidua

In Benin, this species was recorded from a mango (Mangifera indica) orchard cohabiting with Oecophylla longinoda, and beating weeds near a river (Taylor et al., 2018).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Ivory Coast.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) vidua Santschi, 1928d: 62 (w.) IVORY COAST.
 * Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
 * Type-locality: Ivory Coast: Grand Bassam (H. Mottaz).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * Combination in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166.
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 165.
 * Distribution: Ivory Coast.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Santschi F. 1928. Descriptions de nouvelles fourmis éthiopiennes (quatrième note). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 16: 54-69.
 * Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.