Cataglyphis hispanica

Gonçalves et al (2017) found Cataglyphis hispanica to be one of the most common ants in the Iberian vineyards they sampled (pitfall trapping).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain.

Castes
Queens are brachypterous (i.e. short-winged), implying a significant reduction in female dispersal (Peeters & Aron 2017).



Nomenclature

 *  hispanica. Myrmecocystus viaticus subsp. hispanica Emery, 1906d: 57 (w.) SPAIN. Tinaut, 1991: 218 (q.m.). [First available use of Myrmecocystus viaticus r. niger var. hispanica Forel, 1903c: 267; unavailable name.] Combination in Cataglyphis: Santschi, 1919e: 246; in C. (Monocombus): Santschi, 1929b: 29. Senior synonym of nigroides: Tinaut, 1991: 220.
 * nigroides. Cataglyphis (Monocombus) hispanica var. nigroides Santschi, 1929b: 59 (diagnosis in key) (w.) PORTUGAL. [First available use of Cataglyphis viaticus st. hispanicus var. nigroides Santschi, 1925g: 346; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of hispanica: Tinaut: 1991: 220.