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

 *  cilicicus. Camponotus cilicicus Emery, 1908a: 186 (w.) TURKEY. Combination in C. (Camponotus): Forel, 1914a: 266; Emery, 1925b: 72.

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).