Crematogaster jacindae Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019

Fig. 32

Crematogaster jacindae Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019 in Sharaf et al. 2019: 58 (w) Oman. Afrotropic.

Diagnosis

Bicolored species, head black-brown to black, mesosoma, petiole, and postpetiole dark brown, gaster golden yellow; area in front of eyes finely longitudinally striated; cephalic surface feebly imbricate; eyes with about 11 ommatidia in longest row; mesonotum without tubercle; mesopleura and metapleura clearly imbricate; mesonotum with a single pair of setae; propodeal spiracles slit-shaped.

Material examined

OMAN – Dhofar • w, holotype; Ayn Sahlanot; 17.148° N, 54.179° E; alt. 151 m; 16 Nov. 2017; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • w, paratype; Ayn Hamran; 17.086° N, 54.280° E; alt. 56 m; 22 Nov. 2017; BS; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 11 w; same collection data as for paratype; KSMA • 1 w, paratype; same collection data as for paratype; CASENT0922856; CASC • 1 w; same collection data as for paratype; WMLC • 8 w; Ayn Razat; 17.124° N, 54.238° E; alt. 98 m; 20 Nov. 2017; ML; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 16 w; Dhalkout; 16.727° N, 53.249° E; alt. 623 m; 18 Nov. 2017; SF; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 7 w; Dhalkout; 16.707° N, 53.251° E; alt. 34 m; 19 Nov. 2017; BS; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 17 w; Dhalkout; 16.693° N, 53.156° E; alt. 628 m; 18 Nov. 2017; BS; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 4 w; Ayn Sahlanot; 17.148° N, 54.179° E; alt. 151 m; 16 Nov. 2017; BS; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 20 w; Ayn Ashat; 16.998° N, 53.820° E; alt. 202 m; 21 Nov. 2017; SF; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 1 w; Dhalkout Road, Aghbaroot Village; 16.798° N, 53.554° E; alt. 1034 m; 18 Nov. 2017; BS; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA .

Ecological and biological notes

The microhabitats of C. jacindae included leaf litter, soil, under stones, or on native vegetation, especially Vachellia . The majority of specimens were collected foraging on plants using a beating sheet. Workers were observed foraging on ground and wild shrubs (Sharaf et al. 2019).

Geographic range

Only known from Oman.