Cataglyphis arenaria

Identification
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - SI 110-116. This species and Cataglyphis aurata, Cataglyphis cinnamomea, Cataglyphis livida, Cataglyphis rubra and Cataglyphis semitonsa, belong to the Cataglyphis albicans species complex.  Cataglyphis arenarius have a yellowish body colour except for the gaster which is dark from the posterior edge of the first tergite. The petiole in profile is shorter and has a flatter dorsum than C. rubra.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Oman.

Nomenclature

 *  arenaria. Cataglyphis albicans var. arenaria Finzi, 1940: 164 (w.) ALGERIA. [First available use of Myrmecocystus albicans subsp. lividus var. arenaria Forel, 1909e: 384; unavailable name (Agosti, 1990b: 1498).] Cagniant, 2009: 52 (m.). Raised to species: Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 378.