Crematogaster (Crematogaster) jehovae var.cypria Santschi, 1930 is raised to species rank.Two new, related species are described from the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin: Crematogaster (Crematogaster) erectepilosa sp.
n.(Dodecanese, Greece) and Crematogaster (Crematogaster) gullukdagensis sp.n.
(Antalya Cases Prov., Turkey).These three species are well distinguished from other species of the subgenus Crematogaster of the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin in their first gastral tergite bearing numerous erect setae.
Colour photographs of all taxa are provided, a key Lotion to the species of Crematogaster cypria group and species groups of the Crematogaster s.str.from the north-eastern Mediterranean region are given and a list of Crematogaster s.
str.described from this region is provided (see Appendix).