Solenopsis (Crateropsis) elmenteitae Patrizi, 1948: 176, figs. 1, 2 (s.) KENYA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype phragmotic major worker. Type-locality: Kenya: (Lake) Elmenteita, 20.xii.1945 (S. Patrizi). Type-depository: IEUB. Type notes: Patrizi, 1948: 176, states that the holotype is a queen (“femmina”), adding “maschio ed operaia ignoti”. The specimen described is actually a phragmotic major worker.