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Cataglyphis albicans targuia
| Cataglyphis albicans targuia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Cataglyphis |
| Species group: | albicans |
| Species complex: | livida |
| Species: | C. albicans |
| Subspecies: | C. albicans targuia |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cataglyphis albicans targuia Santschi, 1929 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- targuia. Cataglyphis (Cataglyphis) albicans var. targuia Santschi, 1929b: 55 (footnote) (w.) ALGERIA.
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Algeria (“Sahara central”): Hoggar, Tinguendaoui, ii.1928 (de Peyerimhoff).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- [Also described as new by Santschi, 1929c: 106, and by Santschi, 1934f: 175.]
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Bernard, 1953a: 200.
- Subspecies of albicans: Bernard, 1948: 163 (in text); Agosti, 1990b: 1492; Bolton, 1995b: 137.
- Distribution: Algeria.