Cataglyphis foreli

Cataglyphis foreli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Formicini
Genus:	Cataglyphis
Species group:	alitisquamis
Species:	C. foreli
Binomial name
Cataglyphis foreli (Ruzsky, 1903) Specimen Labels

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on the ground in a field in a low rainfall area.

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Cataglyphis species of Asia

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Iran, Russian Federation (type locality), Turkmenistan.

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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• foreli. Myrmecocystus foreli Ruzsky, 1903a: 36 (w.) TURKMENISTAN.
  • Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 152), paralectotype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: lectotype Turkmenistan (“Zakaspia oblast”): Ashgabat, (5.v.1889 (no collector’s name; probably A.P. Semenov); paralectotypes with same data.
  • [Notes (i): Ashgabat syntypes are cited by Ruzsky as collected by Semenov and Arnoldov, but the collector’s name is not noted in the lectotype nomination, a Semenov specimen is assumed here; (ii) other original syntype localities: Turkmenistan (“Zakaspia oblast”): Kazandzhik (= Bereket), vi.1902 (V.A. Arnoldov), Kizil-Arvat, 29.iv.1889 (A.P. Semenov), Ashgabat, vii.1902 (V.A. Arnoldov), Gyauars, 2.v.1889 (A.P. Semenov), Uch-Adzhi, 18.v.1889 (A.P. Semenov).]
  • Type-depository: ZISP (perhaps paralectotypes also DAPC) .
  • Arnol'di, 1964: 1813 (q.m.).
  • Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1912f: 104;
  • combination in C. (Monocombus): Santschi, 1929b: 29.
  • Subspecies of altisquamis: Forel, 1904b: 382; Ruzsky, 1905b: 437; Emery, 1906d: 57; Emery, 1908g: 216; Karavaiev, 1910b: 39.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1912f: 104; Ruzsky, 1923: 2; Emery, 1925b: 266; Santschi, 1929b: 59 (in key); Arnol'di, 1964: 1812; Pisarski, 1967: 418; Pisarski, 1970: 324; Dlussky, 1981a: 18; Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 151; Agosti, 1990b: 1483; Bolton, 1995b: 135; Radchenko, 1997c: 430; Radchenko, 1998: 506 (in key); Paknia, et al. 2008: 154; Borowiec, L. 2014: 55; Khalili-Moghadam, et al. 2019: 168.
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

References

• Arnol'di, K. V. 1964. Higher and specialized representatives of the ant genus Cataglyphis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the fauna of the USSR. Zool. Zh. 4 43: 1800-1815 (page 1803, queen, male described)
• Arnol'di, K. V. 1964. Higher and specialized representatives of the ant genus Cataglyphis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the fauna of the USSR. Zool. Zh. 4 43: 1800-1815 (page 1812, Revived status as species)
• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Dahbi, A., Retana, J., Lenoir, A., Cerdá, X. 2007. Nest-moving by the polydomous ant Cataglyphis iberica. Journal of Ethology 26, 119–126 (doi:10.1007/S10164-007-0041-4).
• Emery, C. 1912f. Der Wanderzug der Steppen- und Wüstenameisen von Zentral-Asien nach Süd-Europa und Nord-Afrika. Zool. Jahrb. Suppl. 15("Erster Ba Band: 95-104 (page 104, Combination in Cataglyphis)
• Emery, C. 1912f. Der Wanderzug der Steppen- und Wüstenameisen von Zentral-Asien nach Süd-Europa und Nord-Afrika. Zool. Jahrb. Suppl. 15("Erster Ba Band: 95-104 (page 104, Revived status as species)
• Forel, A. 1904c [1903]. Note sur les fourmis du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences à St. Pétersbourg. Ezheg. Zool. Muz. 8: 368-388 (page 382, Race of altisquamis)
• Khalili-Moghadam, A., Salata, S., Borowiec, L. 2021. Three new species of Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Iran. ZooKeys 1009, 1–28 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1009.59205).
• Khalini-Moghadam, A., Borowiec, L., Nemati, A. 2019. New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province of Iran with taxonomic comments. Polish Journal of Entomology 88: 163–182 (DOI 10.2478/pjen-2019-0013).
• Pashaei Rad, S., Taylor, B., Torabi, R., Aram, E., Abolfathi, G., Afshari, R., Borjali, F., Ghatei, M., Hediary, F., Jazini, F., Heidary Kiah, V., Mahmoudi, Z., Safariyan, F., Seiri, M. 2018. Further records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 64, 145-159 (doi:10.1080/09397140.2018.1442301).
• Pisarski, B. 1967a. Fourmis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) d'Afghanistan récoltées par M. Dr. K. Lindberg. Ann. Zool. (Warsaw) 24: 375-425 (page 418, Revived status as species)
• Ruzsky, M. 1903a. A new species of ant from the Transcaspian region. Rus. Entomol. Obozr. 3: 36-37 (page 36, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1929b. Étude sur les Cataglyphis. Rev. Suisse Zool. 36: 25-70 (page 29, Combination in C. (Monocombus))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Agosti D. 1990. Review and reclassification of Cataglyphis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 24: 1457-1505.
• Agosti, D. 1990. Review and reclassification of Cataglyphis (Hymentopera: Formicidae) . Journal of Natural History 24:1457-1505.
• Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Forel A. 1904. Note sur les fourmis du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences à St. Pétersbourg. Ezheg. Zool. Muz. 8: 368-388.
• Karavaiev V. 1911. Ameisen aus Transkaspien und Turkestan. Tr. Rus. Entomol. Obshch. 39: 1-72.
• Khalili-Moghadam A., L. Borowiec, and A. Nemati. 2019. New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province of Iran with taxonomic comments. Polish Journal of Entomology 88 (2): 163–182.
• Paknia O., A. Radchenko, H. Alipanah, and M. Pfeiffer. 2008. A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran. Myrmecological News 11: 151-159.
• Pashaei Rad S., B. Taylor, R. Torabi, E. Aram, G. Abolfathi, R. Afshari, F. Borjali, M. Ghatei, F. Hediary, F. Jazini, V. Heidary Kiah, Z. Mahmoudi, F. Safariyan, and M. Seiri. 2018. Further records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 64(2): 145-159.
• Radchenko A. G. 1998. A key to ants of the genus Cataglyphis Foerster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Asia. Entomological Review (Birmingham) 78: 475-480.
• Radchenko, A.G. 1998. A key to ants of the genus Cataglyphis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Asia. Entomological Review 78(4):475-480.
• Ruzsky M. 1903. A new species of ant from the Transcaspian region. Rus. Entomol. Obozr. 3: 36-37.
• Ruzsky, M. 1923. Ants of Cheleken Island. Izv. Tomsk. Gos. Univ. 72(2nd p part: 1-6
• Siberian Zoological Museum. Website available at http://szmn.sbras.ru/old/Hymenop/Formicid.htm. Accessed on January 27th 2014.