Camponotus xerxes

Distribution
This taxon was described from Iran. It is also found in Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  xerxes. Camponotus maculatus r. xerxes Forel, 1904f: 424 (w.q.) IRAN. Karavaiev, 1910b: 9 (s.); Forel, 1913d: 434 (m.). Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 99. Synonym of cognatocompressus: Karavaiev, 1910b: 9. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Pisarski, 1967: 414. Senior synonym of irakensis: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key); Radchenko, 1997d: 811.
 * irakensis. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus subsp. irakensis Menozzi, 1927e: 117, fig. 1 (s.q.m.) IRAQ. Junior synonym of xerxes: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key).