Crematogaster chiarinii affabilis

This arboreal, long spined, black ant is common in southern Arabia wherever there are trees (Collingwood and Agosti 1996).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, Somalia. Palaearctic Region: Oman.

Nomenclature

 *  affabilis. Crematogaster chiarinii var. affabilis Forel, 1907c: 142 (w.) SOMALIA. Combination in C. (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922e: 146; in C. (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166. Raised to species: Collingwood, 1985: 260.