Camponotus turkestanicus

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on garden soil in a very low rainfall area.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  turkestanicus. Camponotus sylvaticus st. turkestanicus Emery, 1887a: 212 (w.) KAZAKHSTAN. Ruzsky, 1905b: 203 (q.m.); Emery, 1908a: 203 (s.w.q.m.). Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 95. Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1896d: 370; Ruzsky, 1902c: 3; Forel, 1911e: 290. Raised to species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 255; Emery, 1920c: 8. See also: Tarbinsky, 1976: 158; Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 551. Senior synonym of kaschgariensis: Forel, 1904b: 378; of attila: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key).
 * kaschgariensis. Camponotus maculatus r. kaschgariensis Forel, 1901h: 67 (s.w.q.) CHINA. Junior synonym of turkestanicus: Forel, 1904b: 378.
 * attila. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) attila Stärcke, 1935: 264, fig. 3 (s.) TURKMENIA. Junior synonym of turkestanicus: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key).