Key to Cataglyphis workers of Cyprus

This key to Cataglyphis workers of Cyprus is based on Salata et al. (2023).

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• Petiole squamiform, body black, legs sometimes yellowish brown, alpine species found only on the peak of Mt. Troodos (Olympus/Chionistra) (Figs. 1, 2, 5, 6) => Cataglyphis chionistrae

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  Salata et al. (2023), Figs. 1, 2. Holotype major worker of Cataglyphis chionistrae. 1 dorsal, 2 lateral (scale bar = 1 mm).
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  Salata et al. (2023), Figs. 5, 6. Paratype minor worker of Cataglyphis chionistrae. 5 dorsal, 6 lateral (scale bar = 1 mm).

• Petiole nodiform, body red, gaster black or brownish-black, thermoxerophylous lowland species (Figs. 11, 12, 15, 16) => Cataglyphis aphrodite

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  Salata et al. (2023), Figs. 11, 12. Holotype major worker of Cataglyphis aphrodite. 11 dorsal, 12 lateral (scale bar = 2 mm).
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  Salata et al. (2023), Figs. 15, 16. Paratype minor worker of Cataglyphis aphrodite. 15 dorsal, 16 lateral (scale bar = 1 mm).

References

• Salata, S., Demetriou, J., Georgiadis, C., Borowiec, L. 2023. The ant genus Cataglyphis Förster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cyprus. Zootaxa, 5264(3), 301–322 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5264.3.1).