Crematogaster nigriceps prelli

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster nigriceps subsp. prelli Forel, 1911d: 368 (w.) TANZANIA.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Tanzania (“Afrique orientale allemande”): Kahe Steppe (H. Prell).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Menozzi, 1939c: 103 (q.).
 * Combination in C.(Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 148.
 * Subspecies of nigriceps: Santschi, 1914b: 98; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 842; Emery, 1922e: 148; Menozzi, 1939c: 103; Menozzi & Consani, 1952: 65; Bolton, 1995b: 160.
 * Distribution: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda.

Taxonomic Notes
Taylor & McGavin (2020) treat the subspecies Crematogaster nigriceps prelli and Crematogaster nigriceps saganensis as synonyms of Crematogaster nigriceps but without justification. Further studies are needed to confirm the true status for these taxa.