Cataglyphis harteni

This species occurred high up on the eastern side of the mountain mass of Djebel an-Nabi Shuaib at altitudes over 3500 m (Collingwood & Agosti 1996)

Identification
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - This species belongs to the  Cataglyphis altisquamis complex and closely resembles Cataglyphis asiriensis except for the much reduced dorsal pilosity of the alitrunk and gaster.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Yemen.

Nomenclature

 *  harteni. Cataglyphis harteni Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 379, fig. 42 (w.) YEMEN.

Worker
Holotype: TL 5.25; HL 1.94; HW 1.52; SL 1.94; PW 0.43; PL 0.33; EL 0.60.

There is one pair of coarse hairs on the pronotum and one pair on the posterior dorsum of the propodeum, two pairs on the petiole and one pair on the first gastral tergite. The first funiculus segment is 1.56 times segment 2. The third and fourth maxillary palp segments are each shorter than the fifth and sixth combined. The petiole is a high thick node with a distinctly convex anterior face and a steep posterior face. The propodeum is rather low with the dorsal face sloping gently into its declivous face. The colour is uniformly dull black with dense reticulate sculpture extending over the head, alitrunk and first gaster tergite. The eyes are somewhat bulbous and project from the side margins of the head in posterior view. The inner faces of the femora and tibiae have thick black bristles.

Type Material
Holotype: worker, Yemen, Djebel an-Nabi Shuaib, 1 !.IX. 1992, A. van Harten. - Paratypes: Yemen: 4 workers, same series as holotype; 10 workers, same locality, 7.III.1993, C. A. Collingwood.