Cataglyphis aenescens

In Russia this species is found in drier habitats include steppes (Zryanin & Zryanina, 2007).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.

Nomenclature

 *  aenescens. Formica aenescens Nylander, 1849: 37 (w.q.m.) RUSSIA. Combination in Tapinoma: Smith, F. 1858b: 56; in Myrmecocystus: Emery & Forel, 1879: 449; in Cataglyphis: Mayr, 1861: 45; Müller, 1923: 149; in C. (Monocombus): Santschi, 1929b: 35. Junior synonym of cursor: Mayr, 1861: 45. Revived from synonymy: Emery & Forel, 1879: 449. Subspecies of cursor: Emery, 1906d: 47; Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916: 173; Santschi, 1921a: 116; Karavaiev, 1924: 301; Santschi, 1929b: 35; Karavaiev, 1936: 263. Revived status as species: Pisarski, 1967: 416; Tarbinsky, 1976: 203; Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 554; Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985: 239; Agosti, 1990b: 1480; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 294. Senior synonym of caspius: Karavaiev, 1910b: 18; Lomnicki, 1925a: 160; of jakobsoni and material of the unavailable name flavigastra referred here: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 149; of aterrima, chatkalensis, georgica, rockingeri, tancrei and material of the unavailable names maeotica, kuenlunensis referred here: Radchenko, 1997c: 436. See also: Radchenko, 2007: 36.
 * tancrei. Myrmecocystus cursor r. tancrei Forel, 1901h: 66 (w.) CHINA. Forel, 1904b: 383 (m.); Ruzsky, 1905b: 446 (q.). Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1925b: 263. Subspecies of aenescens: Santschi, 1929b: 58. Junior synonym of aenescens: Radchenko, 1997c: 437.
 * caspius. Myrmecocystus cursor var. caspius Ruzsky, 1902b: 470 (q.m.) RUSSIA. Ruzsky, 1905b: 447 (w.). Junior synonym of aenescens: Karavaiev, 1910b: 18; Lomnicki, 1925a: 160.
 * jakobsoni. Myrmecocystus altisquamis var. jakobsoni Ruzsky, 1905b: 436 (w.) KAZAKHSTAN. Karavaiev, 1910b: 22 (m.). Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1925b: 264. Subspecies of cursor: Karavaiev, 1910b: 21; Santschi, 1929b: 58; of aenescens: Pisarski, 1967: 417. Raised to species: Pisarski, 1970: 323. Junior synonym of aenescens: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 149.
 * rockingeri. Myrmecocystus (Cataglyphis) cursor subsp. rockingeri Forel, 1911e: 287 (w.) RUSSIA. Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1925b: 264. Subspecies of aenescens: Pisarski, 1969b: 315; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1970: 89; of cursor: Agosti, 1990b: 1482. Junior synonym of aenescens: Radchenko, 1997c: 437.
 * aterrima. Cataglyphis aenescens subsp. aterrima Pisarski, 1967: 417 (w.) RUSSIA. [First available use of Myrmecocystus (Cataglyphis) cursor subsp. aenescens var. aterrima Karavaiev, 1916: 507; unavailable name.] Subspecies of cursor: Agosti, 1990b: 1482. Junior synonym of aenescens: Radchenko, 1997c: 436.
 * georgica. Cataglyphis (Monocombus) aenescens subsp. georgica Arnol'di, 1968: 1816, figs. 15, 16, 17 (q.m.) GEORGIA. Junior synonym of aenescens: Radchenko, 1997c: 437.
 * chatkalensis. Cataglyphis aenescens subsp. chatkalensis Tarbinsky, 1976: 202 (w.) KYRGYZSTAN. Junior synonym of aenescens: Radchenko, 1997c: 437.
 * hellenica. Myrmecocystus cursor var. hellenicus Forel, 1886f: 204 (w.) GREECE. Combination in Cataglyphis: Müller, 1923: 150; in C. (Monocombus): Santschi, 1929b: 35. Raised to species: Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 59. Junior synonym of aenescens: Borowiec & Salata, 2013: 384.
 * cretica. Myrmecocystus cursor var. cretica Forel, 1910a: 23 (w.m.) GREECE. [First available use of Myrmecocystus cursor subsp. aenescens var. cretica Emery, 1906d: 48; unavailable name (Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 61).] Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1925b: 264. Junior synonym of aenescens: Borowiec & Salata, 2013: 384. See also: Agosti, 1990b: 1482.