Cataglyphis rubra

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Oman.

Nomenclature

 * . Myrmecocystus albicans r. ruber Forel, 1903c: 268 (w.) ALGERIA.
 * Santschi, 1929b: 39 (q.m.).
 * Combination in Cataglyphis: Emery, 1912f: 99;
 * combination in C. (Cataglyphis): Santschi, 1929b: 39.
 * Subspecies of albicans: Emery, 1906d: 52; Karavaiev, 1912a: 15; Stitz, 1917: 348; Karavaiev, 1924: 305; Emery, 1925b: 262; Santschi, 1929b: 39; Menozzi, 1934: 166; Santschi, 1938a: 43; Menozzi, 1940: 271; Bernard, 1953a: 201; Ceballos, 1956: 317.
 * Status as species: Collingwood, 1985: 291; Wehner, 1986: 109; Agosti, 1990b: 1494; De Haro & Collingwood, 1994: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 137; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 382; Radchenko, 1997c: 426; Radchenko, 1998: 506 (in key); Mohamed, Zalat, et al. 2001: 46; Cagniant, 2006a: 195; Paknia, et al. 2008: 154; Cagniant, 2009: 59; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 39; Collingwood, et al. 2011: 462; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 10; Borowiec, L. 2014: 60.

Taxonomic Notes
Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) note that the type ruber is at CASENT0249887. The eastern populations seem to be lighter, agilis (an unavailable, infrasubspecific name) from Tunisia being at CASENT0912224.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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