Cataglyphis fossilis

Cataglyphis fossilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Formicini
Genus:	Cataglyphis
Species:	C. fossilis
Binomial name
Cataglyphis fossilis Cagniant, 2009 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Morocco (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.

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.

Castes

Worker

Images from AntWeb

Paratype of Cataglyphis fossilis. Worker. Specimen code casent0912198. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Queen

Images from AntWeb

Holotype of Cataglyphis fossilis. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0912197. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• fossilis. Cataglyphis fossilis Cagniant, 2009: 61, figs. 18, 34, 46, 59 (w.q.m.) MOROCCO.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated), 1 paratype queen, paratype males (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: holotype Morocco: “Route des Fossiles”, Zagora to Erfoud, 950 m. (no collector’s name; probably H. Cagniant); paratypes with same data.
  • Type-depositories: MNHN (holotype); HCPC, MNHN (paratypes).
  • Status as species: Borowiec, L. 2014: 55.
  • Distribution: Morocco.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Cagniant 2009 p. 61-62.

Type Material

Workers, 1 queen and males of Mellal, "Fossil Route" (hence the name) which connects Zagora to Erfoud, 950 m. Morocco. Holotype and paratypes Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Cagniant, H. 2009. Le genre Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 au Maroc. Orsis. 24:41-71.