Camponotus cilicicus

Identification
Ionescu-Hirsch (2009) - C. cilicicus belongs to the Camponotus herculeanus species group and recalls Camponotus vagus and Camponotus herculeanus, except for the clypeus of minor workers, which is anteriorly emarginated, the gena, which is covered with erect setae, and the gaster pubescence, which is distinctly shorter.

Distribution
C. cilicicus has a scattered distribution in Turkey (Asia Minor), Iraq (Radchenko, 1997a) and Israel (Ionescu-Hirsch 2009).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iraq, Israel, Turkey.

Nomenclature

 * . Camponotus cilicicus Emery, 1908a: 186 (w.) TURKEY.
 * Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266; Emery, 1925b: 72.
 * Status as species: Forel, 1914a: 266; Emery, 1925b: 72; Pisarski, 1971b: 727; Bolton, 1995b: 92; Radchenko, 1997a: 558; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 38; Ionescu-Hirsch, 2010: 66; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 6; Karaman, C. & Aktaç, 2013: 51 (in key); Borowiec, L. 2014: 29.

Worker
Ionescu-Hirsch (2009) - TL = 7.3–12.0, HL = 1.80–3.20, HW = 1.41–3.13, EL = 0.47–0.70, SL = 2.11–2.50, ML = 2.73–3.98, PW = 1.25–2.19, mTbL = 1.76–2.34, hTbL = 2.27–2.93 (n = 10).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
 * Ionescu-Hirsch A. 2009. An annotated list of Camponotus of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key and descriptions of new species. ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY 39: 5798.
 * Vonshak M., and A. Ionescu-Hirsch. 2009. A checklist of the ants of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 33-55.