Cataglyphis hispanica

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain.

Castes
Queens are brachypterous (i.e. short-winged), implying a significant reduction in female dispersal (Peeters & Aron 2017).



Nomenclature

 *  hispanica. Myrmecocystus viaticus subsp. hispanica Emery, 1906d: 57 (w.) SPAIN. Tinaut, 1991: 218 (q.m.). [First available use of Myrmecocystus viaticus r. niger var. hispanica Forel, 1903c: 267; unavailable name.] Combination in Cataglyphis: Santschi, 1919e: 246; in C. (Monocombus): Santschi, 1929b: 29. Senior synonym of nigroides: Tinaut, 1991: 220.
 * nigroides. Cataglyphis (Monocombus) hispanica var. nigroides Santschi, 1929b: 59 (diagnosis in key) (w.) PORTUGAL. [First available use of Cataglyphis viaticus st. hispanicus var. nigroides Santschi, 1925g: 346; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of hispanica: Tinaut: 1991: 220.