Crematogaster chlorotica

Taylor et al. (2018), working in Benin, found this ground nesting species in mango (Mangifera indica) orchards and foraging on Acacia gourmaensis, Acacia sieberiana and Anacardium occidentale.

Identification
A member of the Crematogaster kneri group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Cameroun, Mali, Sierra Leone.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899e: 483 (w.q.) CAMEROON.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Cameroon: (no further data) (Conradt).
 * Type-depository: MSNG (possibly also in MRHN).
 * Combination in C. (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1918d: 182.
 * Status as species: Santschi, 1910c: 374; Forel, 1913e: 668; Emery, 1922e: 153; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 846; Santschi, 1937b: 100; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 150.
 * Distribution: Cameroon, Congo, Sierra Leone.

Taxonomic Notes
Taylor et al. (2018) suggest that Crematogaster luctans sordidoides is a junior synonym of C. chlorotica, but provide no evidence to support this proposal. This treatment has not been followed by subsequent authors.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
 * Soulié J., and L. D. Dicko. 1965. La répartition des genres de fourmis de la tribu des "Cremastogastrini" dans la faune éthiopienne et malgache. Hymenoptera - Formicoidea - Myrmicidae. Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. Sci. 1: 85-106.
 * 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.
 * Taylor B., Z. A. Yefremova, V. D. Kravchenko, and G. C. Muller. 2016. The ants of Mali (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – a historical review and new records. Entomofauna 37(35): 545‐564.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004