Crematogaster margaritae

Crematogaster margaritae is known to nest in domatia of the ant-plant Chaetothyriales sp. (Rubiaceae) (Dejean et al., 2023).

Identification
A member of the Crematogaster ranavalonae-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nomenclature

 * . Crematogaster margaritae Emery, 1895h: 31 (q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
 * Type-material: holotype queen.
 * Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): Kiulu (Staudinger & Bang-Haas).
 * Type-depository: MSNG.
 * Mayr, 1896: 243 (w.m.).
 * Combination in C. (Oxygyne): Santschi, 1910c: 381.
 * Status as species: Mayr, 1896: 243; Santschi, 1910c: 381; Emery, 1922e: 156; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 858; Bolton, 1995b: 157.
 * Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus brevarmata, cupida, lujae.

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.
 * 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