Cataglyphis turcomanica

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on parkland ground in a moderate rainfall area.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iran, Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  turcomanica. Cataglyphis bicolor var. turcomanica Crawley, 1920b: 177 (w.) TURKMENISTAN.
 * [First available use of Myrmecocystus viaticus subsp. desertorum var. turcomanica Emery, 1898c: 147; unavailable name.]
 * Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1925b: 266.
 * Subspecies of setipes: Arnol'di, 1964: 1805; Pisarski, 1967: 418.
 * Junior synonym of setipes: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 155; Radchenko, 1997c: 435.
 * Junior synonym of longipedem: Kolossov, 1932: 118; Agosti, 1990b: 1490.
 * Status as species: Pashaei Rad et al., 2018: 5.

Taxonomic Notes
Pashaei Rad et al. (2018): Type location Turkmenistan (as Myrmecocystus viaticus, F. subsp. desertorum For. var. turcomanica, Emery, 1898; name as Cataglyphis bicolor F., var. turcomanica Em. by Crawley, 1920b). Agosti (1990) listed this as Cataglyphis turcomanica (Emery). No type images. Drawings by Santschi (1929).