Cataglyphis frigida persica

Cataglyphis frigida persica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Formicini
Genus:	Cataglyphis
Species group:	cursor
Species:	C. frigida
Subspecies:	C. frigida persica
Trinomial name
	Cataglyphis frigida persica; (Emery, 1906) Specimen labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Iran (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.

Biology

Castes

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Nomenclature

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

persica. Myrmecocystus frigidus var. persica Emery, 1906d: 50, fig. 7 (w.) IRAN.
- Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1925b: 264.
- Subspecies of frigida: Emery, 1925b: 264; Santschi, 1929b: 57 (in key); Agosti, 1990b: 1482; Bolton, 1995b: 136; Paknia, et al. 2008: 154.

Taxonomic Notes

Pashaei Rad et al., (2018): Cataglyphis frigidus (André, 1881). Type location Syria, CASENT0102117 (probably a media worker). Cataglyphis persicus minor matches type. Prior Iran records in Paknia et al. (2008). The majors of Paknia ZMGU1419 (held by Brian Taylor) and Torabi 12 are identical, minors of both match the persicus type.

Description

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