Crematogaster oasium

This species seems to be common and widespread in northern Africa (Sharaf et al., 2019).

Distribution
Sharaf et al. (2019): Crematogaster oasium was described from Tunisia and can be found from Morocco east to Egypt (Borowiec 2014; Guénard et al. 2017; Janicki et al. 2017). In the Arabian Peninsula, it was recorded from Kuwait, KSA, Oman, and UAE (Collingwood 1985, Collingwood and Agosti 1996; Collingwood et al. 2011; Borowiec 2014; Sharaf et al. 2018). Since we have not collected or examined any material from Arabia we list this provisionally as an Arabian species for the time being since it was listed by several authors.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic Region: Oman, Tunisia.

Nomenclature

 *  oasium. Crematogaster auberti st. oasium Santschi, 1911f: 84 (w.) TUNISIA. Santschi, 1937e: 303 (q.); Bernard, 1953a: 156 (m.). Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 142; in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166. Subspecies of antaris: Santschi, 1921d: 71; of auberti: Santschi, 1929c: 99. Raised to species: Santschi, 1937e: 303; Collingwood, 1985: 261. Current subspecies: nominal plus saharensis.