Extant: 2 valid subspecies
Crematogaster luctans Forel, 1907d PDF: 22 (w.q.) KENYA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Combination in Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema): Santschi, 1918d PDF: 182.Combination in Crematogaster (Crematogaster): Blaimer, 2012c PDF: 55.