Camponotus turkestanicus

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran on garden soil in a very low rainfall area.

Distribution
Records of this species from Jordan are most likely based on misidentiﬁcation, as C. turkestanicus has a more eastern distribution (eastern part of European Russia, Iran and Central Asia). It is also possible that it has been confused with Camponotus turkestanus, a species known from Iran, Israel, Lebanon and several countries of Central Asia, as although C. turkestanus and C. turkestanicus are distinct species, they are commonly confused, probably due to their similar names. Thus, the occurrence of both C. turkestanus and C. turkestanicus in Jordan needs conﬁrmation (Borowiec & Salata, 2020).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  turkestanicus. Camponotus sylvaticus st. turkestanicus Emery, 1887a: 212 (w.) KAZAKHSTAN. Ruzsky, 1905b: 203 (q.m.); Emery, 1908a: 203 (s.w.q.m.). Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 95. Subspecies of maculatus: Emery, 1896d: 370; Ruzsky, 1902c: 3; Forel, 1911e: 290. Raised to species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 255; Emery, 1920c: 8. See also: Tarbinsky, 1976: 158; Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 551. Senior synonym of kaschgariensis: Forel, 1904b: 378; of attila: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key).
 * kaschgariensis. Camponotus maculatus r. kaschgariensis Forel, 1901h: 67 (s.w.q.) CHINA. Junior synonym of turkestanicus: Forel, 1904b: 378.
 * attila. Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) attila Stärcke, 1935: 264, fig. 3 (s.) TURKMENIA. Junior synonym of turkestanicus: Radchenko, 1996b: 1201 (in key).