Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Morocco , Portugal, Spain , Tunisia.

Biology
Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi inhabits dry, arid habitats. Nests are usually located in sandy soil (Forel 1904, Santschi 1923, A. Alicata pers. comm.). Forel (1904) published a very detailed description of O. saulcyi nests found in Tunisia. Nest entrances were single, narrow and surrounded by a crater (2-3 cm diameter, 2- 3 cm height). From the entrance hole a long, vertical corridor leads to the first chamber (occupied by gyne and larvae). From the first chamber, a second vertical corridor (15-20 cm length) leads to 2-3 chambers filled by seeds and workers.

Portugal
Boieiro et al. (2002) - (collected from the)...field station of the Centro de Biologia Ambiental (Grandola, UTM - 29SNC3818) in an area densely covered by Cistus ladanifer, with an arboreal layer dominated by cork-oak (Quercus suber). (The single) specimen of this granivorous ant species was trapped during 25th June - 5th July 1998.

Nomenclature

 *  saulcyi. Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1889a: 440 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. Senior synonym of cabrerae: Collingwood, 1978: 68. Current subspecies: nominal plus latinodis.
 * cabrerae. Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi var. cabrerae Forel, 1897a: 133 (q.) SPAIN. [Also described as new by Forel, 1897c: 207 (footnote).] Junior synonym of saulcyi: Collingwood, 1978: 68.
 * gaetulus. Oxyopomyrmex gaetulus Santschi, 1929e: 146 (q.m.) MOROCCO. Status as species: Cagniant, 1970a: 416; Cagniant, 2006a: 197. Junior synonym of saulcyi: Salata & Borowiec, 2015b: 55.
 * latinodis. Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi var. latinodis Santschi, 1939c: 2 (w.q.) MOROCCO. Junior synonym of saulcyi: Salata & Borowiec, 2015b: 55.
 * santschii. Oxyopomyrmex santschii Forel, 1904c: 8 (w.q.m.) TUNISIA. Status as species: Emery, 1908e: 464; Karavaiev, 1912a: 11; Baroni Urbani, 1964b: 42; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 68. Senior synonym of siciliana: Emery, 1916b: 146. Junior synonym of saulcyi: Salata & Borowiec, 2015b: 55.
 * siciliana. Oxyopomyrmex santschii var. siciliana Karavaiev, 1912a: 11 (w.) ITALY (Sicily). Junior synonym of santschii: Emery, 1916b: 146. Junior synonym of saulcyi: Salata & Borowiec, 2015b: 55.